Newsletter: May 28
Museum on Cortlandt Alley • City Hall Park Sculpture Exhibit • Inside the Wooly • Photo Safari • More
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Say so in the comments. (We have a winner!) / 5 comments
In the News: Lispenard Signage
Plus: Facebook insider scouts Duane Street palace; Champagne baths; 1960s restaurant photos. / 1 comment
Inside the Wooly
I finally got inside the event space inside the Woolworth Building. It's a little beat-up looking, but also glamorous and fun and rather sexy. / 1 comment
Pass the Art in City Hall Park
As if the opening of Museum on Cortlandt Alley weren't enough excitement for one evening, the Public Art Fund's "Common Ground" sculpture exhibit at City Hall Park also opened yesterday. Take a look around....
Tribeca’s Newest Museum Is Behind These Doors
Seriously! The mission statement: "The space intends to show respect for the everyday, and displays the often overlooked beauty of real life. There is always beauty and magic in the plebian."
Newsletter: May 24
First Impressions: Aire Ancient Baths • Progress Report: May 2012 • First Impressions: Demi Monde • Open Letter: 11-15 Leonard Street • Another Vacant Lot to Be Developed • More
In the News: Verdict on 11-15 Leonard
Sort of. Plus: Pier A timetable; World Trade Center sphere; 11 N. Moore to break ground; Andrew Albert verdict; Operation Sail; P.S. 276 kindergarten.
First Impressions: Aire Ancient Baths
I have tested the waters at the 16,000-square-foot bathhouse. While it has some kinks to work out, it's pretty spectacular. Start training for the heptabathalon! / 4 comments
Open Letter: 11-15 Leonard Street
Every now and then someone copies me on an impassioned email that I think might foster debate, so I'm starting an occasional series called Open Letter. Up first: Hal Bromm's plea to the Landmarks Preservation Commission regarding the proposed design for a new building at 11-15 Leonard. / 14 comments
First Impressions: Demi Monde
The new subterranean bar is obviously the coolest thing going in FiDi. But should you go? / 3 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
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