In the News: Kindergarten Waitlists
Plus: Mexican restaurant not happening; Rosanne Cash concert; big new FiDi bar; Nyack College moving way downtown; Bronx woman's Tribeca connection; accused Yankee stalker.
Seen & Heard: Free Cass Gilbert Courthouse Tour
Plus: Furniture store closes; Isabella Rossellini in the flesh; W. Broadway townhouse for sale; Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on its way; Marshall Crenshaw; time capsule; watercress; chocolate-covered matzoh.
In the News: Battery Park City Security Settlement
Plus: A rave for Shigure; Aqua Studio; old South Ferry subway stop reopens; Hale & Hearty back in business; Cat Power. / 1 comment
Federal Plaza Has Finally Reopened
It's a little Vegas—or at least what I wish/imagine Caesar's Palace would be like, all marble and mod forms. And it sure looks like money was spent. But the plaza will be closed in rainy weather: The marble floor is too slippery to risk a lawsuit. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Hudson Street Construction Update
Plus: 56 Leonard above street level; breaking glass in northwest Tribeca; Dylan Prime temporarily closed; sample sale at By Joy Gryson; Espasso sale (in Brooklyn); First-Time Tuesday report on Roberta Roller Rabbit (and a deal at Torly Kid); new items on CB1 agenda; 5 Beekman scaffolding is back.
A Sneak Peek Inside Spring Studios
The folks from Spring Studios New York invited me to see the under-construction facility at 50 Varick from the inside (and on the roof). Given the proposed stipulations on the number and size of events, I'm even less sure what the opposition could be at this point. / 5 comments
Newsletter: Apr. 4
New Kid on the Block: Haus Alkire • First Impressions: Hummus & Pita Co. • Community Board 1's April Agendas • Gay Pride Dance Party • Cafeteria Spinoff • Tribeca Sailing • 1WTC Observation Deck • More
In the News: The Ballfields Are Open
Plus: Pier A progress; Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour; South Ferry station; Euphoria Spa; Hotel Particulier; FiDi Fika open again; Community Board 1's new members; the daguerreotype era; cram schools; 50 Laight storefront; 15 Broad comps; Half Marathon.
First Impressions: The Hummus & Pita Co.
The menu is themed around the word "it," so you "start it," "make it," "fill it," "top it," and "sauce it," then possibly "side it" and "drink it." Whether you "push it," "work it," or "drop it like it's hot" depends on how much you like hip-hop. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Bread Tribeca Update
Plus: 5 Beekman bared; lunch at Maslow 6 Wine Bar; shipping-container art at Brookfield Plaza; that thin building on Leonard; demolition on Broadway; a First-Time Tuesdays report. / 6 comments
Spring News, Deals, and Delights
Celebrate the season with ways to perk up your look and your home, a new resource for parents, deals on delicious food and wine, and discounted tickets to the neighborhood's biggest annual event. / Sponsored
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It was my understanding that Governor's Island was supposed to be turned into a park that supported environmentalism. But it... — Lisa L / Seen & Heard: Ess-a-Bagel getting ready on Murray
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Does the article mention how these entrepreneurs are part of organized crime networks, that counterfeiting is one of the main... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Some puzzling and inconsistent aspects about the NYT article on street vendors from Senegal. For example, the article made little... — Lisa L / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Work will make you stonger. — MB / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?
An online petition with 1,600 signatures doesn’t outweigh the needs of the kids who use that basketball court. I’ve lived... — NoDogPark / Grand Canal basketball court should be back by end of summer
3 Walker Street was the location of my father's retail store (AST) which serviced and sold musical electronic equipment. One... — Michael Kramer / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building