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.
New Kid on the Block: Sarabeth’s Tribeca
A first look inside the biggest (and most anticipated) restaurant to open around here in a long time: Sarabeth's Tribeca. Plus: The menus. / 14 comments
Seen & Heard: Pier 25 Restrooms
Goodbye porta-potties! Plus: "Unforgettable" TV show; doggie daycare news; Stuzzicheria's sandwich shop; earthquake.
In the News: Chambers Murals
A work of guerrilla art. Plus: More details on Jung Sik and Demi Monde; Tribeca super steals art; BPC Block Party innovations; that shiny new cross has a "bleeding" heart.
New Kid on the Block: Frontrunner Gallery
"It's a place where creative people come together, network, and learn by osmosis," says one of Frontrunner Gallery's four founders, Michael Fasciano. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Kool Bloo
Plus: Bethenny Frankel shooting here; David Yurman's "Tribeca" line; Wall Street Humidor.
In the News: Bethenny Frankel
She bought a $5 million apartment. Plus: More on Nicola's pop-up ("blood and zombies"); rock musician lives here; Gutenbrunner on his geese; Dominique Strauss-Kahn. / 1 comment
Progress Report #3: What’s Coming East of Hudson Between Chambers and Franklin
A hotel (or condos), a school expansion, and restaurants and cafés (conveyor-belt sushi, another one from the Tiny's owner, pizza, and a high-profile chef...). / 2 comments
Newsletter: Aug. 22
Progress Report #2: east of Hudson, north of Franklin • Asphalt Green's rates • Blindness exhibit • 12 Tweets of Tribeca • Tribute in Light • Much more
In the News: WTC Repercussions
Plus: Performing arts center; more on Asphalt Green BPC; enthusing over Silver Lining; 9/11 memorial name-reading; infighting at 158 Chambers. / 2 comments
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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