What’s Up This Week
Cowboy Junkies, climate-change refugees, and Mary Tyler Moore's bra are just a few of the highlights on this week’s agenda.
In the News: FiDi Rebound
Plus: New tenant for old Goldman Sachs building; Condé Nast lease getting closer; Park51 imam leaves; Super Bowl cookie forecast.
Arts & Sciences Projects
"We think of it as a curatorial space," says Philip Tomaru, cofounder of Arts & Sciences Projects. "We don't necessarily have a commercial intent." There's an open house today with coffee and treats.
33 Vestry Unveiled
Well, partially. At least we can get a much better sense of what the façade is going to end up looking like. / 1 comment
The “Bite Me” Billboard
"Do you know anything about the new huge advertisement on the corner of West Broadway and Warren that's basically a close-up of a woman's cleavage?" emailed Hope Flamm. / 7 comments
In the News: Sex-Trade Chart
Now we know. Plus: Paul Liebrandt documentary; the Flea reviewed; mysterious mid-river work; a profile of Lot-Less. / 1 comment
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this photo was shot? I bet you do. Nonetheless, prove it in the comments. [Updated with the answer.] / 4 comments
What’s in Store for West Broadway?
A big chunk of storefront at 40 Worth—a.k.a. 220 Church—has been freed up (at the expense of that strange mock supermarket). Now what? / 1 comment
New Kid on the Block: Color Me Mine
"I love art," says Yanping Chen, owner of the new Color Me Mine Tribeca on Reade. "I appreciate all different kinds of art, especially art that has individual character." / 7 comments
In the News: Conrad Rooftop Bar
Plus: World Financial Center redo; smoking ban in city parks; blind attraction; P.S. 234 kindergarten lottery; Carmine's not happening; new buildings going on sale; City Winery owner's loft; half-marathon gets dissed; Pussycat Lounge.
Update: Prime Essentials
I spoke with Josh Rahmani, the affable CEO of Prime Essentials, which is opening its first store at 88 Leonard (at Broadway). What I learned....
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History of Tribeca Buildings
I miss the family who owned the pharmacy! It’s tough for me to face facts, that individual, standalone businesses cannot... — Susan / An update on the new businesses for Greenwich
Locating the hub at the entrance to City Hall adds dangerous congestion to the frequently crowded gathering place for 1st... — Skip Blumberg, Friends of City Hall Park / Deliverista Hub at City Hall will open soon
REALLY shows the difference between when this was an neighborhood of families headed by teachers, artists, manufacturers, and other normal... — Elizabeth / The young vandals of Washington Market Park
Nice to know it won't be a commercial ghost town soon but...anyone else miss Sergio? Or the lovely family that... — Elizabeth / An update on the new businesses for Greenwich
I think the picture is showing the northeast corner of Sixth and Walker (or the southwest corner of the building).... — Robert Ripps / Blank Street Coffee is coming to Sixth and Walker
All i want for Christmas is….. this. — Alex / Mariah Carey has listed her apartment
There is staff there now. Parents do NOT like being told what to do. — Tribeca Citizen / The young vandals of Washington Market Park