Newsletter: Mar. 18
Inside the Old City Hall Subway Station • 92YTribeca Is Closing • Hudson River Park Tax • 39 N. Moore • Spring Studios • Frozen Yogurt • Steven Alan Home Shop • 101 Murray • Welcome to TweeBeCa • More
Seen & Heard: Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt Shop
Plus: Saffron restaurant changes its name again; New Amsterdam Market rally; Peace & Love looks dead; three shoots; Greenwich garage being torn down; 12 Warren; Adidas pop-up involves nail art; a new tree; check-cashing store. / 3 comments
In the News: 5 Beekman Work to Start?
Plus: Boat burglarized at Pier 25; the history of Park Theatre, once on Park Row; hammer-wielding FiDi resident; man buys fixer-upper on Walker; 56 Leonard sales bonanza; a little get-together to which you're invited.
Real Estate Sales Report
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were "recorded" by the city in the past seven days (ending 03/16/13)—the sales may have taken place earlier.
In the News: 101 Warren Developer Wants 101 Murray
Plus: City Council hearing about Pier 17 and the other Seaport buildings; the history of 120 Broadway; boorish behavior at JPMorgan Chase.
Seen & Heard: Half Marathon Street Closures
Plus: 56 Leonard sales report; Pen Parentis's April lineup; March Madness at Brookfield Place; City Hall Greenmarket.
92YTribeca Is Closing
Because “a second, physical location is not critical to our mission." / 7 comments
Seen & Heard: Fabric Store Closing
Plus: Community Board 1 main meeting moved; New York Academy of Art's Tribeca Ball; tween book club; a fun party to which you should come. / 4 comments
In the News: Steven Alan Home Shop Opened Today
Plus: Hudson Square rezoning moves forward; St. John's looking to sell Murray building; all about the Clock Tower Office Building; Fulton Center and the Corbin Building; Chase Manhattan Plaza contretemps; WeWork leases on Broadway; groping thief; Lotus Blue review; Abramcyk hotel.
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes (March)
A report from L. (thanks again!) on the debate around three hot-button topics: the Hudson River Park's proposed tax, the fashion/photo complex at 50 Varick, and the Mexican restaurant hoping to open at 39 N. Moore. / 5 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