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
Seen & Heard: Bathhouse Open for Business
Plus: New Amsterdam Market; 250 West update; an excellent dessert; mysterious tree stump.
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So sad to hear this - it's such a cornerstone of my life in Tribeca. I used to go there... — Elizabeth / Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14
A disaster for our neighborhood. — J / Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14
29 years ago, Madeline baked our wedding cake. Since then there have been magic cupcakes, annual birthday cakes for our... — WCJ / Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14
There is a book on the green stove where you can write a thank you note to her. Please let... — CJB / Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14
Comments should not be an open forum for people to slight individuals or institutions that they clearly know very little... — N / Washington Market School’s Hudson Street campus is temporarily closed
Madeline will be missed. Not just in the neighborhood, she also, for many years, made the birthday cake for the... — G / Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14
I have made an update to the story with more detail on how the child was found. — Tribeca Citizen / Washington Market School’s Hudson Street campus is temporarily closed