Newsletter: May 9
Sidewalk things • Kevin Red • Obama's visit • Real estate sales report • Restaurant Guide update • What's up this week • Much more
In the News: Skylofts Penthouse
Somebody pass me $45 million. Plus: Coolest bathtub ever; new BPC buildings to go rental; Landmarc's Marc Murphy buys on the Upper West Side; "Land of the $800 Stroller"; Kanye West and Jay-Z; Brook Peters.
Seen & Heard: Burlesque Queen
Plus: Whole Foods' new kids' play area; Chambers construction update; anyone know a good shoe repair place? [Updated with information on the funeral for Ralph Cummings.]
What’s Up This Week
Keanu Reeves, quiet desperation, Robert Wilson, Crash Test Dummies, and a couturier's couturier are just a few of the highlights on this week’s agenda.
What’s the Name of That Restaurant?
You know, the one that just opened? With the industrial-inspired decor? Don't just sit there and wonder, use the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide! It's finally done. By the way, can you guess which one charged me $38 for a lunchtime pasta special (with no warning it'd cost that much)? / 2 comments
Sidewalk Things
Not sure what else to say about this other than I've been obsessing about some of the random "sidewalk things" (as I think of them) around the neighborhood. / 2 comments
Photo Safari: Shred Hotline
This week's photos were taken on Reade, Greenwich, W. Broadway, Barclay, Vesey, Duane, and West Street.
In the News: Obama’s Visit
Plus: Needle-swallowing bartender; Don Hill's may be revived; BPC buildings to burn more cleanly.
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Say so in the comments. [Update: Damn, Smithers is good.] / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Another Accident
...at Greenwich and Reade. Plus: Finn Square sculpture debuts; Cinco de Mayo restaurant Epifaneo; wine discount; Juliana Hatfield and Fountains of Wayne among the acts coming to City Winery. / 2 comments
In the News: 9/11 Memorial Names
Plus: Time to stop calling it "Ground Zero"; $64 million lawsuit over mold; farm pests; delays at West Thames Park; CB1 feels left out. / 1 comment
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Unfortunately this is true about virtually every public works project in the city. Take a walk around all of the... — Reademan / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City
This bagel Baedeker doesn't even include the ubiquitous food carts that vend breakfast essentials, including - say it - bagels.... — Gary / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Don’t ask me how I have this connection, but I’ve spoken to the construction manager 1:1 before (he didn't know... — Upset BPC Resident / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City
Thank you for the article about the move of our primary retail and repair business, Finlay and Gage, from Tribeca... — Judy Epstein Gage / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
True North Tribeca! https://www.instagram.com/truenorthtribeca — James Bogardus / North Bar is closing for the summer — and will reopen as something new
It looks like an Ess-a-bagel is coming the Murray. The bagel wars continue!! — Reademan / Modern Bread & Bagel is open