Newsletter: Nov. 5
After Sandy: What Now? • Halloween Do-Over • DeRose Method Coming to Tribeca • Real Estate Sales Report • Photo Safari! • More
In the News: Which Buildings Are Still Closed
Plus: Realizations brought about by Hurricane Sandy; new restaurant rumored for Conrad complex; Seaport clean-up; two sort of famous people who live in Tribeca.
Seen & Heard: Halloween Do-Over Tomorrow
Plus: More ways to help out the less fortunate; free temporary office space; emergency station at P.S. 234...?
Seen & Heard: Volunteering, Benefits, and Events
Helping the Seaport; sponsoring a food truck; meeting with Community Board 1; a Comic Relief concert; chamber music. Plus: Trees down in Tribeca Park. Also: Halloween trick-or-treating this Monday.
Real Estate Sales Report
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were "recorded" by the city in the past seven days (ending 11/03/12)—the sales may have taken place earlier.
What Now?
There are some things we need to discuss—both to help our neighborhood get back on its feet and to protect ourselves in the future. / 13 comments
Photo Safari!
Fun for everyone, or at least people who don’t mind random pictures with snarky captions. (Thanks to everyone who sent one in!) / 3 comments
In the News: Status Report on Zone A Buildings
Not good. Plus: Wetlands founder Larry Bloch died; more ways to help out; Drew Nieporent's losses; uptown restaurants thriving; Chabad of Tribeca's volunteer efforts; 55 N. Moore. / 7 comments
Seen & Heard: Free Waffles Today
Plus: Volunteer effort; more on Distilled NY restaurant; Tribeca Greenmarket; Palm Tribeca update; New Amsterdam Market; CB1 meeting; what evacuees can bring back; Park Preschool; has anyone seen Jim Smithers? / 1 comment
Sandy: What’s Open Friday
Reasons to go out: 1) It's a good idea to be around other people. 2) It creates a sense of neighborhood—which helps with security. 3) Support local businesses! / 1 comment
Anyone Have Power Yet?
POWER IS BACK IN TRIBECA! (But you might want to make sure your building has heat and/or hot water before you move back in....) / 65 comments
In the News: Blackout Photos
Plus: Hipsters don't want no truffles; rich-people problems; ways to help post-Sandy; a lawyer offers businesses assistance; volunteers helping stranded IPN tenants.
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
The truck is parked by a fire hydrant.... — Lia / Seen & Heard: Playgarden now has immersive French
There’s a big sign for Alo in Ferragamo space. Don’t know if this is old news but Madewell Men’s is... — HudsonRiver / Seen & Heard: Former Downtowner Julie Menin is now City Council speaker
Looks like Ferragamo also closes, but Alo opening in its place. — Matt / Seen & Heard: Former Downtowner Julie Menin is now City Council speaker
Today the Auntie Anne's truck morphed into a Cinnabon one! — N / Seen & Heard: Playgarden now has immersive French
DOB records aside, the most recent photo on Google Streetview of 139 Franklin Street without a sidewalk shed is from... — James Bogardus / Conversion plans are set for Sofia Brothers warehouse on Franklin
DOB records of active sidewalk sheds (https://www.nyc.gov/assets/buildings/html/sidewalk-shed-map.html) in CB 1 shows 139 Franklin Street "active permit" dates from 2/4/2022, or... — James Bogardus / Conversion plans are set for Sofia Brothers warehouse on Franklin
Thanks for confirming what I thought the likely outcome would be. It should be a simple matter to keep the... — Gary / Watching time in the neighborhood