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
In the News: Shake Shack Calorie Counts
Gulp. Plus: A contest to solve the Pier 40 problem; the Flea's "Job" reviewed; art installation reopens; Dance New Amsterdam still in trouble; W. Thames bridge. / 9 comments
Robert Janz: Mountain Man
Where you see torn posters and graffiti, longtime Tribeca-based artist Robert Janz sees backdrops for mountainscapes and animals. He may be 80 years old, but he's working double time and he's not afraid of the cops. / 14 comments









This argument is a bit circular isn’t it? What was “very necessary” about destroying a neighborhood (as is apparent to... — Peter / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
The Battery Park Resiliency Project is a very necessary floodwater management project that has been fully approved. This exact same... — harryh / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
https://tribecacitizen.com/2026/06/01/an-renewed-effort-to-save-battery-park-citys-trees/ — Tribeca Citizen / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
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I want to add, like Vickery Eckhoff said, the Lutnick photo is pretty telling. Another person uploaded a pretty normal... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Does anyone have the count of trees in the Battery and Battery Park City that have been felled for the... — Heide Fasnacht / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
I found this article by googling "New York drone show fake?" It's really a very weird situation. These drone shows... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?