Valentine No. 1
There are a lot of reasons to love Tribeca, so I figured I'd occasionally point them out. / 2 comments
Newsletter: July 4
East River Ferry • New Kid on the Block: Kansas Gallery • Dominique Strauss-Kahn • CB1's July agendas • Tribeca sales report • Compose paused • 471 Washington • What's up this week •
In the News: Pier Cracks
Plus: New Yorker writer on race and class in Tribeca; Detroit is like Tribeca in the "early days"; bad deal at 46 White; Bastille Day party back on; Jason Binn; 9/11 rally for bigots.
Seen & Heard: Compose Paused
It's being remodeled. Plus: Gallery closes up shop; Broadway has a new star; ice-cream sandwiches.
What’s Up This Week
There’s a ton of great stuff happening this week, including a July 4 barbecue, Rickie Lee Jones, 10,000 Maniacs, films about creepy kids, "Walking and Talking" with an appearance by Liev Schreiber, "Manhattan," bluegrass, Parker Posey at her finest, and more.
Your Weekly Sales Report
Seven sales were reported in the past week, from two for $750,000 (both in the same building) to $9 million for the Franklin Street building that was once to be the home of Glad Tidings Tabernacle (listed at $18 million).
In the News: Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Plus: Compose's new chef, new plans; trouble at New York by Gehry and 57 Reade; two new developments nearly sold out; meet your new neighbor across Canal Street. Update: Added info on Superdry opening in Seaport.
Photo Safari: Don’t Eat Where You Bleep
An awesome baby and a pampered bulldog are just two of the (non-fecal-matter-related) highlights of this week's Photo Safari.
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Say so in the comments. [Update: We have a winner!] / 1 comment
New Kid on the Block: Kansas Gallery
"I have a weakness for two-dimensional art, painting specifically," says Steven Stewart, founder of Kansas, the second entrant in Tribeca's up-and-coming gallery row. / 1 comment
On the Agendas
A possible Church Street speakeasy, M1-5, a Pier 11 bakery, the old American Stock Exchange, the Bogardus clocktower, Collect Pond Park, the City Hall Park's dangerous bike path, and more: What CB1 committees will be discussing in July.
Seen & Heard: 471 Washington
The striptease continues. Plus: Super Linda opening date; Tribeca Greenmarket forecast; "Love, Peace and Unicorns." / 1 comment
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