In the News: Possible Smoking Ban in Hudson River Park
Plus: Michelin Bib Gourmand awards; 1 World Trade Center observation deck contenders; school shortage; statue finds home; hospital fined.
Nosy Neighbor: Why Does Cobblestoning Require Water Sprinklers?
"On Franklin Street, there's cloth netting laid over the part that's already done, and in the overnight hours there are hoses running the length of the project that sprinkle water continuously." —Mike
Seen & Heard: What’s Coming to the River Lofts Retail Space
Plus: Duran Duran's John Taylor; 137 Franklin bulkhead; Broadway store closing; magnetic dance project; Collect Pond Park.
Loft Peeping: 2012 Loft Tour Preview #2
Let's take another sneak peek of the Inside Tribeca Loft Tour (Sunday, Oct. 14): an old-school artist's loft on Desbrosses with a few quirky amenities and an army of "warriors."
Newsletter: Sept. 27
Loft Peeping: Loft Tour Preview #1 • "Top Chef" Restaurant • Nosy Neighbor: Newspaper Boxes • Community Board 1 Agendas • Sole di Capri • More
Seen & Heard: Street Photography Contest
Plus: Local husband-and-wife artists' exhibit; Sole di Capri's new phone number; planting at Bowling Green. / 3 comments
In the News: Yet Another Three-Star Restaurant in Tribeca
Plus: No money yet for the Lower Manhattan Performing Arts Center; artist Laurie Spiegel; new condo among first-time Open House New York sites. / 1 comment
Is Something Bugging You?
Do something about it! But if you're going to complain, you might as well do it effectively. Three case studies. / 4 comments
Help for Hudson River Park
Also on the CB1 agendas for October: Signage for the new Pier 17; Fish Market buildings; school overcrowding report; new Hudson Square school; ballfield permits; South Street Seaport Museum's future; the "Jenga Building" at 56 Leonard; Fulton Center update; much more. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: New Furniture Store
Plus: More on Sole di Capri (née Capri Caffé); inside 5 Beekman; Tribeca music video. / 7 comments
In the News: Mental-Health Pros in Hudson River Park?
Plus: Subway attack; loft with razzle-dazzle; the 7-Eleven scourge; smushy caramels; Dirty Old 1970's New York City. / 1 comment
Reserve Now: “Top Chef” Kitchen
Popping up in the old Centrico space next month: A restaurant with "Top Chef" contestants rotating in and out of the kitchen. / 2 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
I was sorry to read about Dick's Hardware, another storied downtown business threatened with extinction. As a hardware store employee... — Gary / In the News: A 70-year-old Fidi hardware store faces closure
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I can’t wait for Friedman’s to open so that the neighborhood can do out for weekend brunch again. — Bec / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?
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