What’s Up This Week
The Steven Alan sample scrum, Taste of Tribeca, Japanese flower arranging, and the fate of the Vanderbilts are just a few of the highlights on this week’s agenda.
Seen & Heard: Speed Hump
[Snickers.] Plus: New pan-Asian restaurant opens; 55 Warren getting closer; AT&T Wireless Center debuts; a bit of scruffy old Tribeca is at risk. / 1 comment
Photo Safari: A Tip from Mr. Zip
This week's photos were taken on Hudson, Broadway, W. Broadway, and Varick.
In the News: Battery Park Windmill
Plus: Harvey Keitel supports our stables; SoulCycle leads a reporter to vomit; good news for Rector Square. / 1 comment
Your Weekly Real Estate Sales Report
Seven sales were recorded in the past week, from $825,000 to $5.5 million (both on Franklin). Also: Has StreetEasy given in on the Tribeca East issue?
Seen & Heard: Fashion and Jewelry Sales
Plus: Taste of Tribeca tickets at Whole Foods; Moomah adds tables.
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Say so in the comments. [Update: We have a winner!] / 3 comments
No More “I’m Bored!”: Keeping Kids Busy This Summer
The longest days of the year can get really, really long if you have a bored child hanging around. Keep 'em occupied—and happy!—with these excellent neighborhood options. / Sponsored
New Kid on the Block: Agatha Ruiz de la Prada
The Spanish designer's new boutique has opened, and it's a kick.
Seen & Heard: Steven Alan Sample Sale
It's that time again. Plus: Broadway and Franklin; $1 pizza; Downtown CSA; get your portrait in a gallery show; HBO show being shot here.
In the News: More on the Bathhouse
Plus: 1WTC glass problem; Irish-American protest; loft peeping; 7 Hubert real estate; Marc Forgione trying to branch out; Imagination Playground; Bruce Weber moving his office here.
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes
What was discussed: Converting the NYPD horse stables to a WTC command center (fie!); banning most left turns off Canal Street; the Bogardus Triangle clocktower; liquor license for Jung Sik; street closures for Duane Park events; counterfeit-goods legislation. / 8 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
FIDI is ringed along the coastline by terrific green space; has green pockets like Bowling Green, the Elevated Acre, City... — Manhattanmommie / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
I do wonder about all of the new residences going into FiDi given there is virtually no green space, very... — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Zucker's is still my go to bagel source! — Robert Ripps / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Shinola had a cafe in the front when it opened, but then the cafe part closed, like, 10 years ago.... — PGCNYC / Seen & Heard: Drip coffee at Shinola
Similar background, the same thought. Saddens me a bit. I haven't tried the Utopia Bagels shop on 34th, which may... — Mulciber / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
The best non-bagel shop bagel is Starbucks. I remember Florence when I worked down the block from 51st Street. Loved... — Sherri Rosen / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Glad to read the clarifying comment by Judy Epstein Gage, and glad to hear David Gage will be staying in... — Marcus / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood