A Secret Stash of Tribeca History
Craig Bero showed me around the Cosmopolitan Café's Secret Room, where he displays some of the many treasures he has gathered from around the neighborhood. "That hole outside?" he says of the Chambers Street dig. "I was in there last night." / 7 comments
Newsletter: Oct. 4
Loft Tour Preview #3 • Pier 25 Reconstruction • Pier 40 Shutdown • New FiDi Department Store • Street Art • New Wine Bar? • Barry's Bootcamp • Sushi of Gari • More
Seen & Heard: Barry’s Bootcamp Opening Date
Plus: P.S. 234 "backpack letter"; Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan; Leonard Street question; 55 Fulton Market rant; Art for Obama; one last glimpse of the Inside Tribeca Loft Tour.
In the News: New FiDi Department Store
It opened without anyone noticing. (Update: It doesn't seem to exist. Update #2: It does, but at a different address.) Plus: Cómodo in Soho; Atera gets two stars in the Michelin Guide; Felice opens today; family meal at Atera; fake grass in City Hall Park?; 99 Reade comps; 225 Rector Place settlement. / 5 comments
Nosy Neighbor: Why Is Pier 25 Ripped Up?
"Why did they rip up the north side of Pier 25? Was work done incorrectly the first time?" —John / 3 comments
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Seen & Heard: Sushi of Gari Opening Date
Plus: Ordering Dirty Bird online; Benares Indian restaurant inches forward; more on Lela Rose's apartment; Sole di Capri menus; Lynda Capse landscapes; how to make your child even more adorable. / 2 comments
In the News: P.S. 234 Drops from “A” to “C”
Plus: Community Board 1's new chair; Battery Park City Authority vs. Asphalt Green recap; a street vendor's troubles. UDPATE: Read the P.S. 234 report. / 1 comment
Museum of Modern Graffiti | October 2012
Street art is so evanescent that someone should try to capture it for posterity.
In the News: Pier 40 Shutdown
Plus: Peck Slip School rendering; high school urinal shooting; Gateway Plaza pet agreement; Jay-Z's securi-T; Pier 42 plans; Edward Albee; Pathmark closing; World Financial Center arts programming. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: New Wine Bar?
Plus: Another phone store; pig owner; Fresh Direct's parking spot; more on 28 N. Moore; Soho Photo exhibit; contemporary art lollapalooza; 460 Washington demo. / 6 comments
‘Tis the Season for Family Portraits
If you want the best possible holiday family portrait, you should start planning now. Tribeca-based photographer Rebecca Yale has some tips for a successful photo session, so you can enjoy your portraits for decades to come. / Sponsored
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History of Tribeca Buildings
It evidently was an art project- I wish that I had seen it!!! — Merle Temkin / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
It IS sort of weird, but remember that drone shows are often constructed so you can only make out the... — J / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Thanks for covering this. It's so very strange! — malcolm / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Amazing photo of Tribute in Light! — SW / Seen & Heard: Kyuramen is open on Gold
The bus I was on zipped by One Park Row so fast that I couldn't be sure, so I verified... — Gary / TurboTax opening an office on Greenwich and Warren
What is the seating for this performance tonight September 10th? I have the required tickets. Is it self seating on... — Steve Tintweiss / Bill T. Jones to commemorate 9/11 at Wagner Park
I swear I saw them opening on Park Row as well! — Heather / TurboTax opening an office on Greenwich and Warren