In the News: Blindness Exhibit
Plus: New downtown newspaper; "Tribute in Light" at risk; Gwyneth Paltrow, lifesaver; potential new wine bar; 9/11 memorial plaza mechanics; something about a green labyrinth; sex offender to move.
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Say so in the comments. UPDATE: We have a winner! / 1 comment
Asphalt Green BPC: The Rates
The membership office opened today, so you know I was there. The facility is opening Nov. 1, touch wood. Want to know the rates?
Progress Report #2: What’s Coming East of Hudson and North of Franklin
Damn, there's a lot going on! This installment has info on new restaurants coming to Laight, W. Broadway, Church, and Varick, as well as a couple shops, a prominent new condo building, and a bathhouse. UPDATE: More on the BOFFO Building Design pop-up. / 3 comments
Newsletter: Aug. 18
Progress Report #1 • St. Peter's new cross • State of the site • Nosy Neighbor: Compose's pastry chef • Entrepreneur indicted • Weill Cornell • 40 Worth tenant • More
Seen & Heard: Stuart Smith Tribute
Plus: The Eddie's Pizza Truck cart; Best Made mugs; Macao Trading Co. is looking for models; Tribeca Greenmarket report; Atera. / 1 comment
In the News: Nordstrom’s Soho Store
Plus: François Payard Bakery opening date; a bad meal at Ninja; Dominique Strauss-Kahn; Ground Zero steel used in monuments all over.
State of the Site
It's been a long time since I last reported on what's going on behind the scenes. Plus: Please consider making a donation or the dog never gets another treat. / 5 comments
40 Worth Tenant
You know that huge space at the southeast corner of W. Broadway and Worth, where the city used to have social-services offices? It's been rented.... / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Weill Cornell Office
Plus: Bank branch closing; Prime Essentials rewards program; hot fudge sauce. / 1 comment
Nosy Neighbor: Where Is Compose’s Pastry Chef Cooking Now?
"Oh, no! Compose closed! (I'm sure you knew that.) That pastry chef was amazing. Do you know where he's cooking now?" —Jeremy / 2 comments
In the News: Tribeca Entrepreneur Indicted
Plus: Where dark-dining restaurant Dans le Noir? ended up; West Thames tire swing is back; Hudson Square crossing guards; Fashion's Night Out. / 2 comments
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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?