Special Irene Edition: Tweets of Tribeca
[Reposting this tweet-by-tweet recap of last year's Hurricane Irene in light of current events] I'll update this as long as they keep coming (and I don't lose power). Update: Currently at 44 tweets.
Recent Real Estate Sales in Tribeca
In times of great stress, you can always take comfort in the hope that one day you'll be able to sell your apartment for far more than you paid for it. Eleven sales were reported in the past two weeks.
About the Hurricane
It'd be great if non-evacuees would describe in the comments (or email me photos) what they're seeing now and again, for the sake of those folks who had to leave. UPDATE: Keep sending those photos! / 8 comments
In the News: $18 Million Penthouse
Plus: Pret opens with free sandwiches; guide to 9/11 arts events; steam killing trees on Greenwich and Warren; surprise dinner party pops up outside the WFC.
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Say so in the comments. UPDATE: We have a winner! / 1 comment
Photo Safari: Stairway to Heaven
Or whatever. Plus: An avian visitor, a possible explanation for bad bicycling, and more.
Coming Up: Sing-and-Swear-Along
Notable happenings around here in the next month or so….
Seen & Heard: Tribeca Comedy Club
Plus: La Colombe's bottled cold-press coffee; Wall Street Humidor reopening; Compose pastry chef leaving after all?; Bangal Curry and Bangal Curry.
In the News: Hurricane Irene
Plus: Would you pay to join a Whole Foods "wellness club"?; BPC Italian restaurant to reopen; photographer buys $4.57 million penthouse; Tenoverten nail salon. / 4 comments
Progress Report #4: What’s Coming South of Chambers
Including luxury condos, the fastfoodification of lower Church, the Goldman Sachs Dining & Entertainment Complex, Asphalt Green, the BPC ball fields, a nail salon, and more. UPDATE: Now with details on Dr. Michel Cohen's W. Broadway restaurant.
Newsletter: Aug. 25
New Kids on the Block: Sarabeth's Tribeca and Frontrunner Gallery • Progress Report #3 • Chambers murals • Bethenny Frankel • Kool Bloo • Pier 25 restrooms • More
In the News: Au Revoir, Dominque Strauss-Kahn
Plus: Religious leaders irked at being left out of 9/11 ceremony; Five Franklin Place up for foreclosure auction; WTC construction time lapse; UBS staying put; FiDi food truck crackdown; one trashy sandwich.
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History of Tribeca Buildings
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
Would've had to have been kept quiet. NYPD/other agencies wouldn't be able to identify unrelated drones in a flock of... — JT / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
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?