Newsletter: Dec. 20
Tribeca Then & Now #4 • Old Manual Elevators • New Kid on the Block: Rosie Pope • Lolë Leaving • West Thames Bridge • Sake Bar Report • Hudson River Park • More
Seen & Heard: Pier 40 Ball Fields Open Again
Plus: Updates on Collect Pond Park and Federal Plaza; GNC opening in Tribeca; FiDi bubble tea.
In the News: West Thames Bridge
Now that's a design! Plus: No 9/11-cancer link; World Trade Center PATH service still "weeks away"; Fresh Salt; Ice House record.
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!
Jewelry designed to dazzle • Wine shopping made easy • The ultimate gift for film lovers • Innovative and stylish presents for home / Sponsored
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









There are still many free attractions on Governors Island. Well worth the trip over. — JS Miller / Seen & Heard: Ess-a-Bagel getting ready on Murray
This is organized crime - it requires Federal investigation and enforcement. Every one of us should report it to the... — SoHo / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Survey isn't saving answers -- error message saying the survey was modified by the creator pops up instructing users to... — N / New group to explore the potential of a Tribeca Business Improvement District
Yet another bagel shop? We'lll have to change the neighborhood name from Tribeca to Tribagel — Geroge Bacon / Seen & Heard: Ess-a-Bagel getting ready on Murray
Funny how the view from the window in the second photo will be drastically changed in the next year or... — George Bacon / New Kid on the Block: Blank Street at 32 Avenue of the Americas
Marcus, What's your evidence for these claims? "Does the article mention how these entrepreneurs are part of organized crime networks,... — MG / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
What a generous soul you are Native! — Gwen / Nosy Neighbor: Where did these benches come from?