December Refresher
Halfway houses! Snowbanks! Disco manholes! In case you missed it, here’s what happened in and around Tribeca this month. As always: If you find this useful and/or and/or informative, please share it.
In the News: Steamers Landing
Plus: Dentist and novelist Dr. Lewis Gross; Hudson Square; BPC penthouse; BPC sex-tape drama; Tribeca historian Oliver E. Allen.
Seen & Heard: New Year’s Roc-in’ Eve
Plus: Shoofly sale; deals on empanadas and a fitness club; indie parties at Biddy Early's.
Newsletter: Dec. 30
Blizzard photos and video • Renting in Tribeca for one night at a time • What's up this weekend • Gorgeous sunsets • Deals galore • One World Trade • More
Battery Place Market
The new-ish Battery Place Market is a fabulously stocked gourmet store—the butter selection alone puts Whole Foods to shame. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Kurt Andersen
I couldn't bring myself to run a photo of Whitney Port. Plus: Deals at Macao Trading Co., Bread Tribeca, and Tribeca Spa of Tranquility; adult dance classes; New Year's Eve at Trattoria Cinque.
In the News: Knitting Bull
Plus: Councilmember Margaret Chin; Marc Forgione's standout dish; New Jersey politician in hot water for dining in Tribeca; the hotel boom below Chambers.
What’s Up This Weekend
There's more to this weekend’s agenda than New Year's Eve (but not much more). A few of the highlights....
Painting the Town Red
SJW sent over sunset photos she shot back in April from her apartment in 200 Chambers. "Sometimes the sunset is so intense the windows in the buildings really look like they’re on fire!" she wrote.
Tribeca by the Night
Are there always strangers in your hallway? Maybe they're travelers, renting the apartment down the hall for a few nights at a time.... A look into what's available in Tribeca on the site VRBO.com shows that nightly rentals are everywhere, even in some fancy buildings.
Seen & Heard: Real Pilates Deal
Plus: A new book club for tweens; Billy Bragg coming to City Winery; TriBattery Pops is looking for members.
December Blizzard: The Morning After
More than 20 inches of photos! Updated with video from around midnight.... / 2 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
The counterfeit goods vendors have all of the advantages over legitimate businesses. They (illegally) operate tax-free in an all-cash economy. They occupy... — Larry / In the News: Mamdani will be sworn in underground
Citibank is W Broadway and Duane, not Hudson (which is Forge). Also, Chase is at Greenwich and Murray Worth and... — Nicole Vianna / Wells Fargo is open on Chambers and West Broadway
A 26-story building is too high and expensive. It should be lower than that, like 11 stories. — Paul Borri / Site at 250 Water has sold
This is such sad news. All of the toys I’ve bought there were of such high quality they got passed... — Jean Grillo / Boomerang Toys will close at the end of the month
How terrifying, and thank God you are finally asking the hard questions instead of, say, noticing that this city has... — GetOutOfTheKitchen / Mamdani inauguration will close off Broadway on New Year’s Day
Yes, this horrible lawlessness needs to be stopped! And this new Mayor must fix what has been happening for decades... — GetOutOfTheKitchen / In the News: Mamdani will be sworn in underground
And if the brands are evil, then we should not buy their products, and we should not buy fake versions... — Marcus / In the News: Mamdani will be sworn in underground