Part of Franklin Street Is Now Closed to Cars
The Department of Transportation has evidently—and unilaterally?—decided to close the block of Franklin that's directly in front of Pécan. Why? The answer has two wheels. / 18 comments
Seen & Heard: Walker Street Crime
Plus: TOAST Art Walk gallery; postponement for the Butterfly; Denny's is moving forward; website for the Leonard; White & Church auction; where to buy old photos of Tribeca? / 3 comments
TCQ&A: Sanjay Lamba
"If I could change one thing about the neighborhood, I would pedestrianize Greenwich Street," says Sanjay Lamba, who founded Element 6 Arts online gallery with his wife, Alexandra. (As you can see, they also recently collaborated on another special project.) / 4 comments
Newsletter: May 6
New Kid on the Block: Aqua • CrossFit 212 Expansion • Pier 25 Playground • Asphalt Green Battery Park City • Pop-Up Shop Closing • Welcome to TweeBeCa • More
In the News: Expanded Evacuation Zones
Plus: Playwright Jon Robin Baitz; "Million Dollar Listing" and the Marble House; law firm heading to Brookfield Place.
Seen & Heard: Is Denny’s Backing Off?
Plus: Breakfast at Mulberry & Vine; P.J. Clarke's closed till May 15; Citi Bikes for kids?; Downtown Dance Factory's star turn; street closures for bike tour. / 2 comments
Real Estate Sales Report
This week's recorded sales include one by Christopher and Alexandra Heinz; he's the son of Teresa Heinz, who is married to Secretary of State John Kerry. / 1 comment
In the News: East River Blueway Plan
Plus: More on the old Mercantile Exchange building; losing money on Tribeca real estate; police blotter.
Seen & Heard: Asphalt Green Opening Date
Plus: Pier 25 playground to reopen next weekend; East River Ferry to use larger boats; Pier 26 restaurant progress; a heck of a First-Time Tuesday deal at Cosmopolitan Café.
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. (Update: The answer has been posted.) / 5 comments
This Weekend: The Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour
Tribeca's biggest annual art event starts today: The Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour, also known as the TOAST Art Walk. Download the map here, and be sure to visit TOAST's first-ever gallery at 58 Lispenard. / Sponsored
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So fortunate that nobody was seriously hurt!!! — Tribeca Local / Parking lift at Warren and West Broadway collapses, injuring attendant
This argument is a bit circular isn’t it? What was “very necessary” about destroying a neighborhood (as is apparent to... — Peter / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
The Battery Park Resiliency Project is a very necessary floodwater management project that has been fully approved. This exact same... — harryh / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
https://tribecacitizen.com/2026/06/01/an-renewed-effort-to-save-battery-park-citys-trees/ — Tribeca Citizen / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
Would've had to have been kept quiet. NYPD/other agencies wouldn't be able to identify unrelated drones in a flock of... — JT / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
I want to add, like Vickery Eckhoff said, the Lutnick photo is pretty telling. Another person uploaded a pretty normal... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Does anyone have the count of trees in the Battery and Battery Park City that have been felled for the... — Heide Fasnacht / The distance we’ve come in 25 years