Seen & Heard: 1WTC Spire
Photos of it heading down Greenwich and being put into position on the building. Plus: Food truck annoyance; Steven Soderbergh film shoot; 403 Greenwich demo; subway entrance reopening delayed. / 1 comment
Nosy Neighbor: Any Update on the Chambers Construction?
"My daughter said that one of the things she wanted for Christmas was for the work to be finished. I imagine Sandy didn't help the timeline but I'm having a hard time recalling the pre-construction era." —J. / 4 comments
In the News: Kevin Youkilis’s Tribeca Connection
Plus: South Street Seaport Museum reopening; Acqua also open again; the Lounge at Atera debuts tomorrow.
Seen & Heard: 1 World Trade Center Spire Arrives
Plus: Drybar sets an opening date; Marc Forgione T-shirts for Sandy relief; food truck on Duane. / 2 comments
Loft Peeping: Four-Level FiDi Funhouse
A slide. Two peephole windows. A catwalk for the cats. A swing. A climbing wall. A mural inspired by Michael Jackson's ranch. This fabulous FiDi apartment, designed by Ghislaine Viñas and featured in Interior Design magazine, is unlike any other.... / 4 comments
Here Come the Holidays!
Fun gifts for kids • Drop-dead gorgeous jewelry • A place to celebrate in style • A way to travel without deserting your pet • A frame you can update with ease / Sponsored
In the News: FiDi Restaurant Report
Plus: The state of Lower Manhattan; is Verizon scheming?; Bridge Café opening delayed; downtown residents fleeing for uptown?; stealing at vacated 2 Gold; Gateway Plaza party. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: More Demo
See ya, 15 Leonard. Plus: Tribeca Canvas report; shopping event tonight; adopt a tree at Hudson River Park; Grayson Hugh. / 1 comment
Tribeca Then and Now #3
Next up in the 80s-vs.-now series: Leonard, Varick, N. Moore, Franklin, and Hudson. / 5 comments
Newsletter: Dec. 10
Loft Peeping: Arne Svenson & Charles Burkhalter • New Kid on the Block: The Cricketers Arms • TCQ&A: Doug Tedeschi • Rosie Pope • Ice Rink Opens • NYPD Stables • More
Seen & Heard: Free “Christmas Carol”
Plus: Shopping for dates; Bastille Day celebration; Asphalt Green; artist Peter Koval will be sketching Tribeca this week.
In the News: Pasanella’s Rebound
Plus: Little league delay?; FiDi post office confusion; broker who bought her dream home.









And the resiliency benefits are far from obvious — John BPC / Some storefront news out of Battery Park City
Yes! The resiliency planners have caused so much damage, produced so much ugliness, and are making survival so so hard... — Les / Some storefront news out of Battery Park City
Looks amazing! But any idea how much these memberships will run? — CK / Massive underground “immersive” space coming to Broadway and White
Trying to find out... — Tribeca Citizen / Some storefront news out of Battery Park City
It is becoming apparent that the “Battery Park Resiliency Project” is a disaster at all levels, decided by carrierist bureaucrats... — John BPC / Some storefront news out of Battery Park City
GOOD MORNING. Please be informed THAT AJ COVE NAILS AND SPA IS STILL ON BUSINESS . I’m grateful to BATTERY... — Nemia C. Icoy / Some storefront news out of Battery Park City
The Sanitation Department claims it offers three sizes of the “Official NYC” bins that MUST be used: 55-, 45- and... — Flummoxed / Local landlord sues city over trash container requirement