Tribeca Then and Now #5
Next on tap for the 1980s-vs.-now photo comparison: Hubert, Collister, and Greenwich. / 3 comments
Newsletter: Dec. 24
Two Wonderful Old Elevators on N. Moore • Fallout Shelters • The Butterfly * Robin Brouillette • Battery Park City Ball Fields • Downtown Community Center • More
Seen & Heard: Robin Brouillette Update
Plus: Bone marrow drive; delay at Live Well Company's new outpost; Batmobile question; New Amsterdam Market. / 1 comment
In the News: Ball Fields Need to Be Replaced
Plus: Wind blows out window at Gehry Building; honors for Atera and North End Grill; 1 West aggravation; juggling shop.
Real Estate Sales Report
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were "recorded" by the city in the past seven days (ending 12/22/12)—the sales may have taken place earlier.
Last-Minute Christmas Gifts and Plans
It's not too late to find amazing presents for the body and soul or to make plans for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (no matter what your tradition is). / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: The Butterfly Has Been Pushed Back
Plus: Updates on Citibank, the gym coming to Truffles Tribeca, and the self-improvement studio opening on Murray; no dinner at Saleya just yet.
Photo Safari!
Fun for everyone, or at least people who don’t mind random pictures with snarky captions. / 5 comments
Where in Tribeca…? Special Apocalyptic Edition!
In honor of the Mayan calendar hoo-ha, I've photographed seven "fallout shelter" signs in Tribeca. Can you name which street each one is on? / 12 comments
Another Ride Through the Past
Gardiner Comfort's essay about the old manual elevators that used to be everywhere in Tribeca gave me license to ask artist Grimanesa Amorós whether I could shoot the elevator at 54 N. Moore—and it turns out there are two. This is the second one. / 8 comments
In the News: Downtown Community Center to Reopen
January 2. Plus: Auto-repair shop moving around the corner; framer recommendation; blackout posters; Con Edison billing for blackout periods?; Go Go Curry in FiDi.
A Ride Through the Past
Gardiner Comfort's essay about the old manual elevators that used to be everywhere in Tribeca gave me license to ask artist Grimanesa Amoros whether I could shoot the elevator at 54 N. Moore—and it turns out there are two. This is the first one.









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
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
Thank you for the article about the move of our primary retail and repair business, Finlay and Gage, from Tribeca... — Judy Epstein Gage / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
True North Tribeca! https://www.instagram.com/truenorthtribeca — James Bogardus / North Bar is closing for the summer — and will reopen as something new