Ivy’s Bistro Is Closing
The good news? Something very interesting is taking its place. [UPDATE: Ivy's owner says it's not closing for a while.] / 13 comments
Seen & Heard: Rest Your Head on Chambers Street
Plus: Is Occupy Wall Street coming anyway?; your chance to meet Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman; the answers to that "Fun with Autocorrect" game.
In the News: Hillary and Meryl, Hanging Out
Plus: The prices at 50-52 Laight, a.k.a. Laight House; stationery store possibly opening in Tribeca; One Direction causes girlgasms.
Nosy Neighbor: Who Enforces Sidewalk-Café Regulations?
"Can you do a post about the restaurant sidewalk seating along Greenwich St.? Who enforces the regulations? Who monitors sidewalk erosion? Each year, the sidewalks lose more and more 'walking area' to the ever-widening 'seating area.'" —A. / 10 comments
Seen & Heard: Homemade Peeps!
Plus: Renting bikes, ranting at bikes, and having a supposed say in where the bike-share program will be.
In the News: Alleged Hockey-Mom Madam’s Tribeca Connection
Plus: Big sale at Dietz Lantern Building; One York in the "cold light of now"; the lawsuit against New York Law School; the BPC library's new manager.
Roadtesting Shibui Spa
The folks at the Greenwich Hotel spa invited me over for the Healing Birch treatment. Despite the name, no flogging was involved.
Newsletter: Mar. 12
Nosy Neighbor: 27 Desbrosses • Restaurant closed • Trinity Church revolt • Seaport redesign • North End Grill brunch • Real-estate report • Coming up • Much more
Coming Up: “Being Elmo,” Building a Cave, Lonely Phone Booth
Plus: Whit Stillman's "Metropolitan"; water towers; Citizen Cope. / 1 comment
Recent Real Estate Sales in Tribeca
Just six sales (in four buildings) were reported in the past two weeks.
Seen & Heard: North End Grill Brunch
Plus: TV shoot on W. Broadway; model shoot in Hudson River Park.
In the News: New Seaport Design
The goal is to make locals go there. Plus: World Trade Center Performing Arts Center hires someone. / 1 comment
Left rectangle ads redesigned
History of Tribeca Buildings
Zucker's is still my go to bagel source! — Robert Ripps / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Shinola had a cafe in the front when it opened, but then the cafe part closed, like, 10 years ago.... — PGCNYC / Seen & Heard: Drip coffee at Shinola
Similar background, the same thought. Saddens me a bit. I haven't tried the Utopia Bagels shop on 34th, which may... — Mulciber / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
The best non-bagel shop bagel is Starbucks. I remember Florence when I worked down the block from 51st Street. Loved... — Sherri Rosen / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Glad to read the clarifying comment by Judy Epstein Gage, and glad to hear David Gage will be staying in... — Marcus / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
I grew up in a neighborhood with basement bagel, bakeries, long, narrow, bagel, ovens, bagelmeister’s, who really knew their craft.... — A. / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
In our house the cart bagels are what we call "cake bagels", barely 1 step up from Lender's frozen bagels.... — Nicole Vianna / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street