Seen & Heard: Bodega Closed
Plus: Meet a women's soccer gold medalist; gift-wrap for charity; camp out at the Museum of Jewish Heritage; live music at Dirty Bird; frisky Flea; Airbnb, Douglas Elliman, Trinity Wall Street, and Macao Trading Co. offer Sandy-related help; "Deception"; Shelby Lynne.
Nosy Neighbor: Are the Hudson and Chambers Reconstructions Delayed?
"Will Hurricane Sandy affect the timetables of the construction projects at Hudson and Chambers?" —R.
Newsletter: Nov. 8
Marc Forgione's New Restaurant • Turks & Frogs to Close • Hudson River Park Update • Post-Sandy Photo Essay • Aamanns • Zone A Troubles • Nish Noosh • More
The First Snowstorm Is the Prettiest
Here's all the proof you need that Instagram can make anything—even a cold, slobbery night like this—look positively glamorous. / 8 comments
In the News: Bombed-Out Redbird Boiler
Plus: Reopening of Holland Tunnel and Tribeca Grill; ROC's Halloween party; new design shop above Canal; Zone A building update; CB1 Battery Park City meeting off; help for small businesses.
Seen & Heard: New Aamanns Opening Date
Plus: Apartments for the displaced; Canal Park Playhouse on the mend; new restaurant on Chambers?; more donation drop-off spots; community center volunteer day; shout-outs to Edward's and Cosmopolitan Café.
In the News: Mexican Restaurant Unrumored
Plus: Curbed's updated Zone A building list; South Ferry station photos; 225 Rector Place model unit; Tribeca Citizen in Page Six.
Seen & Heard: Where to Drop Off Donations
Plus: 54 Laight's questionable decision; new dates for Matt Bernson sample sale; Tribeca Canvas inches forward; drinking for the cause; volunteering at the Seaport Museum; trick-or-treat report; Lady Liberty on Broadway; kudos for a pet service; 138 W. Broadway; Mariah Carey votes. / 14 comments
An Update on Hudson River Park
I checked in with Madelyn Wils, president and CEO of the Hudson River Park Trust, to see how the park fared during hurricane Sandy. There were concerns that Pier 25, in particular, wouldn't be back to normal anytime soon.
Marc Forgione Is Opening Another Restaurant Here
And (unrelatedly) Turks & Frogs is evidently closing. Also on the Community Board 1 agendas for November: The 1WTC spire is going to be paraded through Tribeca; the Matsugen space's new tenant is back; is RBC still alive?; Taste of Tribeca 2013 date.
In the News: Unsafe for Occupancy
Why so many waterfront buildings aren't bouncing back. Plus: New York Magazine's instant-classic cover; school restarts; Community Board 1 meets; 9/11 Museum damage; 142 Duane. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Nish Noosh Revealed
Plus: Short-term rental list; Halloween do-over today; Benares's menu; Matt Abramcyk's and Nadine Ferber's apartment; donating via Barry's Bootcamp; Mike & Son reno; SoPo T-shirts; 110 Hudson question. / 11 comments
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Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
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