Seen & Heard: Chambers Construction Meeting
Plus: Torly kid book swap; 13-17 Laight developer; Pier 40 lights back on; P.S. 234 Spring Auction; "All the Buildings in New York" book; New Museum phone calls; Tribeca Film Festival's closing-night choice.
Introducing First-Time Tuesdays!
We all need to force ourselves outside of our comfort zones—so I've decided that we shall celebrate April with a series of First-Time Tuesdays. The idea is that every Tuesday, or at least one Tuesday in April, you'll go somewhere you've never been (and report back about the experience). / 1 comment
In the News: Penthouse Owner Sues Over View Loss
Plus: Capsouto Frères; Thai in FiDi; new school on Wall Street; ad agency expands on Broadway.
New Kid on the Block: My Little Sunshine
Two and a half years after the first My Little Sunshine opened in Chelsea, the kids' store and hair salon opened a second location in Tribeca.
Newsletter: Mar. 28
First Impressions: Le Restaurant • Asphalt Green • Au Revoir, Capsouto Frères • "All the Buildings in New York" • The Specials • Haus Alkire • Tribeca Film Festival's Drive-In • Denny's • More
In the News: Rethinking the WTC Performing Arts Center
Plus: Aamanns-Copenhagen review; comping 39 Worth; Pier 40 temporary power; Necessary Clothing.
Au Revoir, Capsouto Frères
After 33 years, the Tribeca classic is calling it quits. The damage from Sandy was too much. / 20 comments
Seen & Heard: The Specials Playing Pier 26
Plus: Cabaret at Maxwell's; Dig Inn coming to Hudson Square; Best Made shop; Jerry's Café "opening"; the Elevens.
In the News: Denny’s Is Coming
And the neighbors don't like it. Plus: Lawsuit over 200 Chambers penthouse size; Skylofts penthouse on market for $44 million; Hummus & Pita Co. opens tomorrow; FiDi building condemned; Little Syria. / 6 comments
Seen & Heard: Duane Street Hotel Upgrade
Plus: Plywood is down at the 73 Warren restaurant; Loopy Doopy reopening date; Seamless's cut; Neighbors Against the NID; open studios at the New York Academy of Art; 140 Park Place; Asphalt Green. / 1 comment
“All the Buildings in New York”: The Tribeca Edition
James Gulliver Hancock, of the wonderful "All the Buildings in New York" blog, let me run six illustrations of Tribeca buildings. / 2 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Glad to read the clarifying comment by Judy Epstein Gage, and glad to hear David Gage will be staying in... — Marcus / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
I grew up in a neighborhood with basement bagel, bakeries, long, narrow, bagel, ovens, bagelmeister’s, who really knew their craft.... — A. / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
In our house the cart bagels are what we call "cake bagels", barely 1 step up from Lender's frozen bagels.... — Nicole Vianna / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Unfortunately this is true about virtually every public works project in the city. Take a walk around all of the... — Reademan / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City
We went from ‘too many empty storefronts’ to ‘too many unlicensed smoke shops’ to ‘🥯🥯🥯🥯🥯🥯🥯🥯🥯’. That feels like progress to... — Jason / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
This bagel Baedeker doesn't even include the ubiquitous food carts that vend breakfast essentials, including - say it - bagels.... — Gary / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Don’t ask me how I have this connection, but I’ve spoken to the construction manager 1:1 before (he didn't know... — Upset BPC Resident / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City