Progress Report: The New Builds, Part 2
Details on six more buildings going up now, with renderings of what they'll look like when completed. / 1 comment
Foto Friday
This week: photos taken on Church, Laight, W. Broadway, Harrison, and Pier 25. One is potentially NSFW, but it's 4:59 p.m. on a Friday, so you should stop working anyway.
Seen & Heard: Cowgirl Sea-Horse Deal
Plus: Titanic Park; Moomah and Mom Filter party; Mysterious Bookshop Christmas book; guitarist Robert Fripp; Philadelphia cream cheese.
In the News: BPC Ice Rink Kiboshed
Plus: "Tiny Furniture" review; young feminists at 92YTribeca; vacant FiDi building comes to life; new school by the Seaport.
Hannah’s Story
"Fire in My Heart," a new exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, recounts the life of Hannah Senesh, who was born in Budapest in 1921 and was executed by firing squad 23 years later.
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this is? (My camera refuses to make it quite as black as it is in real life.) Prove in the comments. Update: We have a winner! / 2 comments
Have a Sweet Holiday
Make this Thanksgiving a little easier—and more delicious—by ordering a dessert from one of our many local bakeries. It doesn't have to be pumpkin pie, either.... But whatever you order, do it soon.
Seen & Heard: City Hall Park
Plus: TenOverTen salon delayed; Steven Alan sample sale details; Tribeca Clayworks open house; discount on kids' theater; winter fruit CSA.
In the News: 5 Beekman
Plus: Are the Olsen twins looking to move here? And: P.S. 234's walkway, a rich widow on a real-estate spree, Fraunces Tavern update, and a visit with the Battery Conservancy.
Making “Tiny Furniture”
The buzzy film "Tiny Furniture" opens tomorrow; its writer-director-star is from Tribeca, and most of it was shot here. I chatted with the producer about the experience.
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes
On the agenda: A jazz bar from guys affiliated with Little Branch and Milk & Honey; dining-in-the-dark restaurant Dans le Noir?; stop signs on Beach Street; permits for Taste of Tribeca and Cercle Rouge’s Bastille Day. / 2 comments
Newsletter: Nov. 11
Gift-shop blowout • Tiny's restaurant • Weather Up Tribeca • Sheraton Tribeca • B East "TRX with Punching Bags" • Yorganic • Unleashed by Petco • Gallery night • P.C. Richard & Son Theater • More
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
I’m pretty sure they’ve done that before — Rohin / Seen & Heard: Coffee Project & Big Gay Ice Cream on hiatus?
Two iconic NYC establishments which I have had the privilege to frequent since their inception, and that have never wavered... — Christopher M / Jerry Walker, co-owner of Walker’s and The Ear Inn, has died
I've already put on five pounds. — George Bacon / Carbs are back in the neighborhood
Don’t forget Seppes Pizza Bar that opened on the Goldman walk next to Shake Shack. Pizza is fantastic, great bar... — Slue / Carbs are back in the neighborhood
Ugh...how much longer do I have to wait for Big Gay Ice Cream!!! LOVE their WV Location. — Jack Hughes / Seen & Heard: Coffee Project & Big Gay Ice Cream on hiatus?
I remember the days when we only had pick a bagel across the highway. Excited for Modern Bagel - they... — JD / Carbs are back in the neighborhood
And she served on the mayor’s inauguration committee as an expert on children. Is actually funny — Sandra / The new mayor hangs with preschoolers in Fidi