Field Trip: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Stacks of gold bars, free comic books, and an appearance by Mr. Turnipseed. And you thought the tour would be boring!
Newsletter: Aug. 29
Hurricane Irene: Updates via photo and tweet • Progress Report: South of Chambers • $18 million penthouse • Tribeca Comedy Club • Much more
In the News: Non-Hurricane News
Plus: Dominique Strauss-Kahn flies the coop; review of the September 11 memorial; Q&A with Brookfield CEO (and Tribeca resident); Ivo & Lulu closed; Brushstroke.
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.
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Starbucks is closing 4 FiDi Locations, BUT, This may not be such a bad announcement. Here’s why: The locations are... — Luis Vazquez/FiDi Fan Page / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Gosh, I hope Starbucks isn’t upset that workers are actively unionizing and have successfully unionized multiple locations across New York... — Justin / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Hopefully this will have some benefit for other businesses but I do have to say it was always packed. Very... — John Gallagher / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
I, for one, and so tired of graffiti. The art deco post office on Canal gets carefully scrubbed clean, only... — Marcus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Ben If the area was pedestrianized, what would happen with emergency vehicles, Access a Ride, school buses, trash pick-up? The... — Lisa / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
I'm sorry to hear this news. My condolences to the family. I was a regular until 2007 when we moved... — Kevin Clarke / Jerry Walker, co-owner of Walker’s and The Ear Inn, has died
It's 3:45 and the line for pillows wraps from the park around on Reade and the end is only about... — N / Seen & Heard: 24-hour golf simulators in Hudson Square