The Ups and Downs of Old Tribeca
"Every kid who grew up downtown in the old days remembers riding in freight elevators," reminisces Gardiner Comfort. "All the old industrial buildings had them: hand-operated, ancient cages that left the brick shaft walls open and the distant vanishing point of the top floor visible." / 3 comments
Here Come the Holidays!
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Lolë Is Leaving Tribeca
The good news: A business displaced by Sandy is moving into the Hubert Street space. / 3 comments
In the News: R Train Expected to Be Restored
Plus: Pedestrian attacked; inside an ad agency; South Street Seaport Museum reopens; a model's apartment.
Seen & Heard: Sandy Grants Awarded
Plus: Tift Merritt performance; free sauna access for stressful times; door technicians spotted at Food Emporium; World Financial Center's good deed.
Tribeca Then and Now #4
The latest batch of 1980s-vs.-now comparisons heads north up Hudson, from Ericsson to Laight, with detours to the Holland Tunnel and Broome Street. / 1 comment
What Are You Doing for New Year’s Eve?
Not worrying about taxis, for one thing! Because local restaurants are each celebrating the holiday in their own fabulous way—burlesque to '80s music to James Bond to black truffles to celebrity chefs to beyond. No matter what, expect the Champagne to be flowing! / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: Sake Bar Report
Plus: Battery Park City bar and lounge now open; new UPS Store; more great photos of 1 World Trade Center's antenna. / 2 comments
In the News: Hudson River Park Squabble
Plus: Disturbed man on bridge; TED Conferences expands on Hudson; Barbarini's fate unclear. / 2 comments
New Kid on the Block: Rosie Pope
"Mompreneur" Rosie Pope has opened her Tribeca boutique. The shop is a sort of homecoming for the TV personality, as she used to live at Hudson and Reade.
Newsletter: Dec. 17
First Impressions: Bikini Bar • Marc Forgione's Laotian Restaurant • Aminah et Les Amis • First Impressions: Benares • New Wine Bar • New Sake Bar • More
Seen & Heard: New Sake Bar
Plus: Donations for single parents and their kids; looking for shopdogs and shopcats; more great photos of parts of the 1 World Trade Center spire making its way down Greenwich. / 1 comment









Zucker's is still my go to bagel source! — Robert Ripps / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Shinola had a cafe in the front when it opened, but then the cafe part closed, like, 10 years ago.... — PGCNYC / Seen & Heard: Drip coffee at Shinola
Similar background, the same thought. Saddens me a bit. I haven't tried the Utopia Bagels shop on 34th, which may... — Mulciber / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
The best non-bagel shop bagel is Starbucks. I remember Florence when I worked down the block from 51st Street. Loved... — Sherri Rosen / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Glad to read the clarifying comment by Judy Epstein Gage, and glad to hear David Gage will be staying in... — Marcus / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
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