In the News: Chez Perv
The latest at DS-K's place. Plus: Kirstie Alley; Park51 donation update; Gehry building finally losing the crane; Brushstroke reviewed; Smyth manager branches out.
Seen & Heard: Shake Shack BPC
Opening Wednesday? Plus: Read the letter that NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly sent CB1 about the stables; Pier 25 spray park is up and spraying; late-night dining; got questions? UPDATE: Photos of Hook & Ladder No. 8 saving 44 White last night. / 7 comments
Loft Peeping: Anonymous
New York Spaces has eight pages on a "sixth-story loft in a Romanesque Revival warehouse building" in Tribeca. The unnamed owners wanted to combine two units into one 4,500-square-foot, six-bedroom home.
12 Tweets of Tribeca
Welcome to Tweebeca, where a lot of us are starting to feel like Gwenyth. Or Gwyneth. Or whatever.
Newsletter: May 29
New pizza restaurant • Speakeasy in the works • Dominique Strauss-Kahn • Pig N' Whistle plans • Real-estate sales report • Sol LeWitt in City Hall Park • Street-fair ban • Aminah et les Amis • What's up this week • More
What’s Up This Week
New Amsterdam Market, Patrick Swayze, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, and Reese Witherspoon lost in a psychosexual wilderness are just a few of the highlights on this week’s agenda. (Or make that "next week's agenda"—I'm running this early for the holiday weekend.) / 1 comment
Your Weekly Real Estate Sales Report
Seven sales—five for over $3 million—were reported in the past week. / 2 comments
In the News: Street-Fair Ban
On weekdays, anyway. Plus: P.S. 234 overflow headed to Chinatown; Shake Shack BPC; new head for Hudson River Park Trust; smoking still OK in BPC?; real-estate optimism; River Lofts; Rector Square. / 4 comments
Photo Safari: Another One Escaped
This week: Photos taken on Leonard, Greenwich, Church, W. Broadway, Canal, and Park Place.
On the Agendas
A likely speakeasy, a restaurant at the Pig N' Whistle space, a City Hall fuel cell, a replacement for Carmine's, the Peck Slip school, and more: What CB1 committees will be discussing in June.
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Say so in the comments. Update: We have a winner*! / 6 comments
I’m Hungry Just Thinking About It
A popular Vermont-based brand of pizza restaurants is in talks to open at the southwest corner of Hudson and Canal.
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
It's Bagel Mania! — SONIA STOCK / Carbs are back in the neighborhood
Honestly, it was never much to write home about. — Alex in NYC / Salad Box looks like it is closed permanently
Bouley Bakery was one of a kind! I still dream of the premade sandwiches & chocolate bread. I do remember... — Lifer / Marinara Pizza coming to Sushi of Gari building
A balm in our trying times. — malcolm / The new mayor hangs with preschoolers in Fidi
There is also a new bodega a block away and Mulberry Market will be opening a couple blocks away on... — Reademan / New plans for 65 Franklin at Broadway
Jay’s is also opening on Chambers. — Reademan / Carbs are back in the neighborhood
Gourmet Garage is literally across the street. — FiDiGuy / New plans for 65 Franklin at Broadway