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
From Fujian to Tribeca
Kevin Red of Café Jr Sushi Restaurant talks about how life here is different than in China, where he grew up. It’s the fourth Q&A in Anojja Shah’s “I → NY” series.
Newsletter: May 4
TCQ&A: Torly Kid's Carol Adams • 87 Chambers going condo? • NYPD stables being moved? • Bin Laden glee • Taste of Tribeca preview • 12 Tweets of Tribeca • Corton's Paul Liebrandt • More
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Or make it a mall of counterfeiters, like a Needle Park or, better yet, the modern-day Essex Market of counterfeiting.... — James Bogardus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
The Starbucks on Chambers and W. Broadway is definitely popular and it's situated in a dream spot considering the subway... — Jslv / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Given the illegal activities surrounding the building, maybe a museum celebrating the counterfeiting industry would be an appropriate use of... — Reademan / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Good ideas and good luck trying to get some institution aware of the building and its possibilities -- — John Willenbecher / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Maybe it's worth pointing out the existence and availability of this building to the powers that be at some museums.... — Marcus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Good idea, Marcus. I always thought New York could use a Museum of Architecture (well there is the Skyscraper Museum... — George Bacon / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Before Koh that store was Kai’s Kids (if I’m not mistaken). She had a beautiful selection of kids’ clothing, including... — Phyllis Ruffer / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed