In the News: The Crowning of 1WTC
...as seen from the spire. Plus: Drones at 56 Leonard; Brookfield Place's challenge. / 1 comment
Real Estate Sales Report
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were recorded by the city in the past seven days (ending 5/11/13)—including one of the old townhouses on Harrison Street.
Seen & Heard: Yet Another Break-In
Plus: Touring 93 Worth; Greenwich closed for crane this weekend; Duane Park event postponed till Sunday; Trisha Brown Dance Company appears to be leaving; Roti Mediterranean Grill opening in FiDi. / 1 comment
In the News: The Tribeca Grand’s New Nightclub
Plus: 1 World Trade Center's spire is complete; 56 Leonard prices rising; dogs in Teardrop Park; Pier 42 park proposals; Museum of American Finance.
Photo Safari!
Fun for everyone, or at least people who don’t mind random pictures with snarky captions.
Welcome to TweeBeCa: “Tribeca Moms”
In honor of Mother's Day, I thought it apt to revisit some classic tweets about Tribeca moms—who seem to inspire envy, resentment, lust, and fear, sometime all at once. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Kori Is Reopening
Plus: A break-in via terrace last week on Leonard, and an intruder caught two weeks ago on Walker fire escape; Halcyon Sailing launches at Pier 25. / 1 comment
In the News: Citi Bike Launch Date
Plus: Brookfield got one bike station removed; Seaport schooner sailing again; architect sells apartment; Tribeca Summit analysis.
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes (May 2013)
What was discussed last night: Swing dancing at Duane Park, sidewalk cafés at Petrarca and City Hall, the New York Academy of Art, and codifying what the committee tends to find acceptable regarding liquor-license applications. / 1 comment
New Kid on the Block: Best Made Company
Axes-and-more outfit Best Made Company has carved out a small shop in its new headquarters on White Street. The merchandise looks as if a talented Boy Scout has been working toward a merit badge for design.
Newsletter: May 9
Part of Franklin Street Closed for Citi Bike NYC • TCQ&A: Sanjay Lamba • Pop-Up: 25Park • Documentary Film Cinema • Postmasters Gallery • Walker Street Crime • More
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Does the article mention how these entrepreneurs are part of organized crime networks, that counterfeiting is one of the main... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Some puzzling and inconsistent aspects about the NYT article on street vendors from Senegal. For example, the article made little... — Lisa L / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Work will make you stonger. — MB / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?
An online petition with 1,600 signatures doesn’t outweigh the needs of the kids who use that basketball court. I’ve lived... — NoDogPark / Grand Canal basketball court should be back by end of summer
3 Walker Street was the location of my father's retail store (AST) which serviced and sold musical electronic equipment. One... — Michael Kramer / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
Property buyers rich enough for 1.8 floors per apartment in a 9 story building explicitly don't want a gathering spot... — Elizabeth / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
They occasionally make mistakes but, for the most part, that is not what they do. I wish ICE would establish... — lowrider / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?