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.
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.
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Bravo!! — Queens Girl / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
Beautiful story and interview. Thank you so much for posting. It’s a privilege Learning about our artistic neighbors. Looking forward... — DSSA / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
Relative to other parts of the city FiDi has comparatively little green space, let alone trees on the streets. Further,... — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
A lot of NIMBYism in these comments. Financial district is basically the birthplace of the skyscraper, has always been crowded,... — Cd / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
One solution to the lack of common areas and too much traffic: close streets to cars/trucks permanently, and convert them... — Ben / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Typo: before 2010 (not 2020) — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Before 2020, the area was still mostly office (personally I would not describe as moribund) and actually less traffic. There... — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold