In the News: Seaport Signage
Plus: Real-estate envy; World Trade Center antenna "hostage"; Flea review.
Seen & Heard: White & Church Is Open
...as "more of a bar." Plus: Meeting to discuss Asphalt Green stonewalling; fire on Church Street; Sweet Lily closing for renovations; a "Macbeth" for Halloween.
Real Estate Sales Report
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were “recorded” by the city in the past seven days (ending 10/13/12)—the sales may have taken place earlier.
Seen & Heard: Seaport Update
New gallery, restaurant name change, salon closed. Plus: Save at Barry's Bootcamp; CD sale dates; new Chinatown hotel. Update: Sunny One Chinese restaurant only temporarily closed.
In the News: Bleak Kindergarten Projections
Plus: NYPD memorial adds names; deal to sell historic ship deal fell through; BPC author's guitarist book; more fast food for FiDi; the Marble House cuts price again.
Introducing Tribeca Trust
A new neighborhood group, Tribeca Trust, aims to "mobilize residents and civic resources so as to preserve our neighborhood’s historic scale and to protect and enhance its architectural character, quality of life, economic vitality, and sense of place." Next week: A family walking tour of the neighborhood's Tribeca architecture. / 5 comments
In the News: Mourning the Liquor Store
Plus: W Hotel's disappointing plaza; smart guy bought while young; 53 N. Moore; Pier 42; Duane Park restaurant update. / 4 comments
The Mystery of White & Church
"White & Church has been closed the last couple of nights," emailed Alan just now. "Wonder if it is going to reopen at all." The website is down, too.... UPDATE: It's open, but as "a bar more than a restaurant."
Seen & Heard: A Peek Inside Top Chef Kitchen
And who's cooking when. Plus: New tenant for Carl's Steaks space?; Sole di Capri's new phone works; "Infamous" shooting nearby; Greenwich building demo to start; Pace's new dorm (with Drybar). / 2 comments
Is Worth Street Next?
It sure looks that way. UPDATE: Confirmation has arrived. UDPATE: Construction to start early 2014. / 5 comments
CB1 Tribeca Commitee: The Unofficial Minutes (October)
Discussed: More details (including the menu) at the wine bar coming to W. Broadway; a new "back bar" at the Tribeca Grand; an explanation for Capri Caffé's name change; Fresh Direct trucks; and sidewalk café clarification. / 9 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
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