In the News: Balloon Commute
Plus: Beekman Tower video; Carmellini in food spat; more 5 Beekman photos; New York State pulling out of 1WTC?; the new Pace dorm; 9/11 documentary; Stuzzicheria.
Seen & Heard: New Tea Shop
Plus: Gym deal; Babesta discount; swell cookie; Hudson River Park opportunity; Printing House gym; score one for the Patriot.
In the News: Danny Meyer Rumor
Plus: 9/11 health bill signed; Bouley tasting menu; Trinity Real Estate Q&A; East River Waterfront Park opening delayed; Highlights in Jazz; courtroom artist interviewed; artist Jonathan Waite; Project Rebirth.
Serene Scenes of Winter
Leave it to a Swedish expat to see the beauty of winter: Photographer Ellinor Stigle took these crisp, monochromatic images on Christmas morning, when she and her mother were walking Ellinor's dog in Hudson River Park. / 1 comment
Newsletter: Jan. 3
2010 openings and closings • What's up this week • Beware the doorflowers • The Best of 2010 • And more
Seen & Heard: New Gym
Plus: Deals on Jazzercise, Bootcamp Republic, and Music for Aardvarks; party at Brick.
In the News: Half-Naked Firefighters
Plus: Schools, schools, and schools; Bethenny Frankel; artist Alexis Rockman; Let There Be Neon; the WTC and its third-quarter construction goals.
What’s Up This Week
Fresh jokes, kindhearted Muslims, and zombies are just three of the highlights on this week's agenda.
2010 Openings and Closings
A heck of a lot opened last year—but, alas, quite a bit closed, too. And one restaurant managed to do both. / 2 comments
Best of 2010: Part 3
The final batch of highlights. Thanks again to everyone who helped out! (P.S. When I say "final," I'm not including the lists of what has opened and closed. Stay tuned....)
Best of 2010: Part 1
Some of my favorite posts over the past 12 months, chosen simply because as I made my way through post after post after post, they were the ones that made me smile.








I send the press guy an email every three months or so, since an alarm seems to go off in... — Tribeca Citizen / Community Board meetings for March
What an idiot Goldman is. Have you ever walked passed by BMCC, with the weed smoking cursing, "students" who smoke... — Sandra / Seen & Heard: Grant for BMCC from Dan Goldman
She was a treasure. Great vet! She loved our dog and was such a nice person. — Troy / Ivy Pets (Tribeca Veterinary Wellness) has closed permanently
What’s most ironic about this complaint is that condo inventory in Tribeca is currently at its lowest level in about... — Reademan / Plans submitted for a residential building at 250 Church
Dr. Berg was amazing in every way, so it's sad to see it end this way. It looked like Dr.... — Talg / Ivy Pets (Tribeca Veterinary Wellness) has closed permanently
I vote YES for the Warren Street Hotel to add 2900 square feet of space. Since the hotel opened I... — Warren Resident / The Warren Street Hotel wants to add another floor to its roof
1. Tribeca also has the least amount of affordable supermarkets, restaurants, clothing stores, etc. in all of New York. Why... — James Bogardus / Plans submitted for a residential building at 250 Church