Loft Peeping: 2012 Loft Tour Preview #1
The 13th-annual Inside Tribeca Loft Tour, benefiting Friends of Duane Park, is Sunday, Oct. 14 (1–5 p.m.). If you haven't bought tickets yet, this luscious eight-bedroom apartment will surely inspire you.
Seen & Heard: Capri Caffé Has a New Name
Plus: Battery Park City Authority board meeting; "Blue Bloods" filming here; Scorcese's 80's movie shooting on a North Cove Marina boat; dog alert. / 1 comment
In the News: Rally Against Rape
Plus: Accused rapist attempts suicide; Bubby's is closing its Dumbo location; the owners of Greenwich Jewelers; 69 Murray; P.S. 150's principal; Battery Park City Block Party; unleashed dogs in Battery Park.
Nosy Neighbor: Do Newspaper Boxes Need Permits?
"They seem to become eyesores—covered with graffiti, trash, broken plastic doors, stickers, etc. Do they need permission from the city to plop them down wherever? And do building owners have a right to ask them to be removed?" —Miriam / 5 comments
Newsletter: Sept 24
Loft Peeping: Leelee Sobieski & Adam Kimmel • Robert Janz • Nosy Neighbor: Whalebone Sign • Shake Shack • Field Trip: One Wall Street • More
In the News: Sexual Assault in Hudson River Park
Plus: Bad new for Glad Tidings Tabernacle; riverside real estate; machine guns; Woody Allen. / 10 comments
In the News: Watch Out for Falling Mattresses
Plus: PATH train to Newark Airport?; West Street crossing guards; interior designer showhouse; 99 Reade; nosing. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Theater Bar in Play?
Plus: Brazilian bar closed; Scorcese film shooting here; the maybe-an-IHOP space; 72 Vestry question (and answer); new traffic light turned on. / 1 comment
Nosy Neighbor: Why Does 161 Duane Say ‘Whalebone’?
"Why does the building on Duane (just east of Hudson) say Whalebone?" —A. / 1 comment
Field Trip: One Wall Street
The Historic Districts Council led a tour of the 1930 Ralph Walker Art Deco building, home to two extraordinary spaces: a glamorous aerie and Hildreth Meière's Red Room. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Fulton Center
Plus: Aamanns/Copenhagen update; Pier 40 meeting; "The Good Wife"; Dirty Bird's chickens; New Amsterdam Market festival; Smith & Mills and Tiny's; World of Suits awning; Pen Parentis; 15,000-square-foot retail space; Tribeca Barber Shop; fake products at Apexart. / 2 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
alright Intheknow, we get it, you're the landlord. Coming onto the tribeca citizen to defend your position and air out... — Morgan / Eulalie owners forced to sue their landlord
How did city planning and the developer miss this question? — Anonymous / Lawsuit filed against tower for Independence Plaza
The Salad place on the same building also closed. — Richard / Pret A Manger on Church has closed
I love Bubbys! In fact, I think I'll go get some heuvos rancheros right now. — J / Seen & Heard: The BBC, the mayor and Bubby’s
Have you been to Eulalie? What Chip, Tina, and their team accomplish night after night is anything but easy. Very... — Dean / Eulalie owners forced to sue their landlord
I am disgusted he made that incredibly arrogant statement as well. He is fortunate for the tourists. — Rose / Seen & Heard: The BBC, the mayor and Bubby’s
Tribeca voted overwhemingly against Mamdani. Not surprising to me Ron at Bubby's hosted him. I found him to be a... — Josh Bank / Seen & Heard: The BBC, the mayor and Bubby’s