Newsletter: May 23
1st Precinct stables • Ladder No. 8 firehouse • Taste of Tribeca • JCP pop-up shop • What's up this week • How a nutritionist east at Bubby's • Real-estate sales report • Much more
In the News: Save the Firehouse
A movement is afoot. Plus: Dominique Strauss-Kahn at 71 Broadway; man hurt trying to ride subway. / 1 comment
What’s Up This Week
Crooning teens, designer clothing on sale, old-school Ethio-funk, and the return of Fulton Stall Market are just a few of the highlights on this week’s agenda. / 1 comment
The JCP POSH Pop-Up
Ladies, start your engines: JCP Downtown's pop-up shop of new and gently used designer clothing opens Monday.
Seen & Heard: Tribeca Decor
Moving, but not far. Plus: men's shirts on sale; CsillaWear pop-up; discounted kids' haircuts for charity.
Taste of Tribeca 2011
This year's Taste of Tribeca was the best kind of rapture (i.e., no one ascended to heaven).
In the News: Dominique Strauss-Kahn
...is your new neighbor. Plus: Escape at the 1st Precinct; Sheldon Silver accuses Bloomberg of playing politics vis-à-vis the firehouses; Downtown Hospital's new Wellness Center; more Potbelly Sandwich Shops.
See You in 18 Months?
The new rumor (as being told by anonymous officers): The stables are moving on Monday for 18 months. Was the NYPD listening or paying lip service? UPDATE: A letter from Ray Kelly is expected in the next few days. UPDATE: Yep, 18 months. A reader sent in a report from the CB1 meeting. / 10 comments
In the News: La Colombe and Haiti
Plus: Opposition to marketing the 9/11 memorial; 1WTC floor plans posted online; meeting with schools chancellor; Battery Park City Block Party; Bari's tote bag.
Seen & Heard: Design Firm Moving In
...on Hudson. Plus: Telepan Tribeca; artist Brandon Choi; Hideaway crab night returns; coping with the soon-to-happen bus problem; a campaign for Lower Manhattan; Corbin Building restoration.
Your Weekly Real Estate Sales Report
Seven sales were recorded in the past week, from $485,000 to $5.2 million (for the apartment with the transparent bathtub). / 1 comment
Spruce Up Your Windows for Spring!
Hunter Douglas window treatments are on sale at Tribeca Paint—and our in-house expert can come to your house to help you choose! / Sponsored
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Does anyone have the count of trees in the Battery and Battery Park City that have been felled for the... — Heide Fasnacht / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
I found this article by googling "New York drone show fake?" It's really a very weird situation. These drone shows... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Very curious. Were news outlets informed and kept quiet or were they not informed? It's also hard to find what... — Vickery Eckhoff / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
It evidently was an art project- I wish that I had seen it!!! — Merle Temkin / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
It IS sort of weird, but remember that drone shows are often constructed so you can only make out the... — J / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Thanks for covering this. It's so very strange! — malcolm / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Amazing photo of Tribute in Light! — SW / Seen & Heard: Kyuramen is open on Gold