Newsletter: Feb. 21
Iconic Dishes of Tribeca • Ghostbusters Firehouse in Legos • 56 Leonard Floorplans • Hudson River Park Tax • Snowstorm Photos by Milo Hess • Greenwich Grill Pop-Up • Burberry • Street Pianos • More
Open Letter: The Hudson River Park Tax
A bunch of Tribecans are rallying behind a nine-point memo about why the Friends of Hudson River Park's plan for a Neighborhood Improvement District—and corresponding tax—is a bad idea. There's a petition, too. / 4 comments
56 Leonard Floorplans
Curbed spotted a bunch of listings for the building on StreetEasy, with floorplans and prices, and Buzz Buzz Home has the maintenance fees.
In the News: Street Pianos Are Coming Back
Plus: 56 Leonard renderings; Goldman Sachs ferries running and open to the public; man allegedly steals Dalí artwork and something from Whole Foods Tribeca; post-Sandy office space; Hot Clay Oven; 22 Renwick comes back to life; 18 Leonard.
The Ghostbusters Firehouse Like You’ve Never Seen It Before
Constructed in Lego—inside and out—by expert Orion Pax. / 1 comment
In the News: Guess Who’s Coming to Brookfield Place
Plus: Minimum sentence for drunk-driving killer; that Hudson Street parking lot; tech firms being lured downtown; Andrew Carmellini; another Seaport restaurant shuttered. / 1 comment
Greenwich Grill’s Upcoming Pop-Up
For two weeks, the Tokyo-Italian restaurant will host Kawabun restaurant from Nagoya. It's getting harder and harder not to eat Japanese food in this neighborhood.
Seen & Heard: Car Fire Trick
Plus: 443 Greenwich demo; "Thames" pronunciation; Duane Park restaurant closed; Shinola bike preview; broker advice; Club Monaco behind-the-scenes video. / 6 comments
The Iconic Dishes of Tribeca
There are dishes that become so associated with a restaurant that chefs can't remove them for fear of ticking off patrons. Are the six that I'm thinking of the six that you're thinking of? / 29 comments
Paint It White
There comes a point every winter when, unless you're a student hoping for a snow day, the thought of more snow isn't all that appealing. But if anything can get you excited about the possibility, it's Milo Hess's photography of the two most recent storms. / 2 comments
Newsletter: Feb. 18
First Impressions: The Dead Rabbit • Instagram Tribeca (Vol. 2) • Franklin Place • 137 Franklin • Real Estate Sales Report • More
Seen & Heard: A New Lenny’s Restaurant
Plus: Freight-elevator Museum to open café and shop; My Little Sunshine kids' store; intense conversation at afternoon tea; New Amsterdam Market petition. / 2 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
What can be done to attract useful, long-term retailers to Tribeca and other neighborhoods? For starters: Make it easier to... — James Bogardus / Seen & Heard: Suram is open on Greenwich
The REI likely closed because of their antipathy towards unions. Same as the Trader Joe's wine store on 14th. — malcolm / Seen & Heard: Suram is open on Greenwich
I suppose REI suffered from the same scourge that Tent and Trails did... people using it as the showroom /... — N / Seen & Heard: Suram is open on Greenwich
Sorry to hear about REI. Another retailer gone. What can be done to attract useful, long-term retailers to Tribeca and... — Gary / Seen & Heard: Suram is open on Greenwich
Do we think Smith & Mills and Yves will find new homes? :') — CE / Addition will move forward at Greenwich & North Moore
Interesting how quickly this goes from criticizing a building to criticizing the people nearby. Buildings can be eyesores. Human beings... — Dan / McDonald’s site on Broadway is finally sold
It’s amazing how they want this neighborhood to thrive but yet a restaurant/private club…whatever you want to call it …has... — Francesco / Catching Up With New Kids: Maxwell Social Club