The Tippy Top of the 1 World Trade Center Spire
It's sitting in plain sight, visible from the Vesey Street bridge, and last night workers were testing the colored lights. A reader sent in a photo just as the show was ending. / 7 comments
In the News: 9/11 Memorial No Longer Free
Plus: Sexual assault near City Hall; Seaport Museum gets three more months. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: The Gap Said Not to Be Reopening
But there's hope. Plus: Turkish bagel place signage; trying out Aux Epices; helping the Chambers Street basketball courts; affordable housing at 113 Nassau; juice. / 3 comments
Hungry for Something New?
As you make plans for First-Time Tuesday, you might turn to the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide for inspiration—as you can see from this list, quite a few restaurants have been added to the guide in the past few months.
A Bold Plan for W. Broadway
A handful of local groups are mulling the idea of banning cars from the block of W. Broadway between Franklin and Leonard—the one flanked by the Con Ed substation—and merging it into Finn Square. / 10 comments
Newsletter: Apr. 15
Cosmopolitan Hotel • Cafeteria • Spring Studios • Hotel Soho • Hudson Development • Welcome to TweeBeCa • Tribeca Park • More
Seen & Heard: A New Building Called Tribeca West
Plus: Jem Fabric Warehouse's closing sale; something happening at the old Flor de Sol space?; subway entrance; TriBattery Pops; a wine tip.
In the News: Living Next to Construction
Plus: Increase in reported rapes; Laurie Anderson; music executive buys at 250 West; Woolworth Building history.
Real Estate Sales Report
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were recorded by the city in the past seven days. If you're not interested in 250 West, you can move right along.
Seen & Heard: More Traffic Management
Plus: Moving sale this weekend; ramps; $22 million penthouse; Taste of Tribeca cocktail party; school auction that benefits the Seaport; Salty Paw reopening; Saturdays.
Seen & Heard: Hotel Soho
On Greenwich, just above Canal—and what it'll look like when it's done. Plus: Paula Poundstone; good First-Time Tuesday options; Brooklyn Popcorn; Beekman cobblestones.
In the News: Cosmopolitan Hotel’s Addition Not Happening
But there will be sliders and mac and cheese. Plus: Inside the Woolworth Building; Tracy Anderson; 3D printing to shore up Pier 40.
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