Can-Do Attitude
The 2010 Canstruction awards ceremony was held Monday night: Twenty-five engineering and architecture firms competed in categories such as "Best Use of Label," "Structural Integrity," and "Best Overall."
New Kid on the Block: Da Mikele
Da Mikele, a new pizzeria-and-more from the folks behind Luzzo's and Ovest, has opened on Church Street. Have a look inside.... / 2 comments
Get the Party Started!
Longtime kids'-party planner Party Poopers has spun off Party Swank, a division for adults' events. Its founders have the best Rolodexes ever: Broadway singers, belly dancers, mentalists, tarot readers, pole dancers, and more. / 10 comments
TCQ&A: “I’ve Always Loved the Chicken From Cornerstone Grill”
Internet entrepreneur and floral designer Connie Connors shows us around her Tribeca—including where she hung out with Andy Warhol, the gag gift she sent her sons at camp, and the part of the neighborhood she'd like to re-engineer.
Seen & Heard: Candy Haul
Plus: "Next Iron Chef" finalists; handmade crafts fair; return of Barocco?; "Asian sexsation" Calamity Chang; balloon light; John Allan's event. Also: Wouldn't it be sweet of Goldman Sachs to save the ice rink? / 2 comments
In the News: 1 World Trade
Let the cladding begin. Plus: Blazing at Stuyvesant; I'm Too Young for This!; BPCA criticisms; book fair.
The Way Tribeca Was
A taste of what you can expect from "Tribeca: A Pictorial History," the new book by the Tribeca Trib's history columnist, Oliver E. Allen. / 1 comment
Newsletter: Nov. 15
New buildings, part 2 • Ice rink canceled this year • Jazz bar in the works • Dining in total darkness • Thanksgiving desserts • "Tiny Furniture" • The short, noble life of Hannah Senesh • Cowgirl Sea-Horse deal • New shop on Franklin • Much more. / 3 comments
In the News: Imagine Swimming
Plus: Park51's Daisy Khan; where Kings of Leon hangs out in Tribeca; Dans le Noir?; a real-estate hunt.
Seen & Heard: Intérieurs Tenant?
Plus: Medical facility to open; pizzeria on Church to soft open; Stuzzicheria chef cooks old-school Italian; Harrison entrance at Hudson River Park; Daniel Squadron wants you.
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.
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
I realize this is not about scaffolding - but something just as or even more annoying. The folks that own... — Darla / Conversion plans are set for Sofia Brothers warehouse on Franklin
I live in the immediate area and do not have a child attending fhe adjacent school. But how can the... — Nicole Piccirillo / The city will open the shelter next to Peck Slip School
The truck is parked by a fire hydrant.... — Lia / Seen & Heard: Playgarden now has immersive French
I looooove Honeybrains. A great addition to the neighborhood! I chatted with the staff, and they haven't seen a lot... — tbcagirl / New Kid on the Block: Honeybrains
There’s a big sign for Alo in Ferragamo space. Don’t know if this is old news but Madewell Men’s is... — HudsonRiver / Seen & Heard: Former Downtowner Julie Menin is now City Council speaker
Looks like Ferragamo also closes, but Alo opening in its place. — Matt / Seen & Heard: Former Downtowner Julie Menin is now City Council speaker
Today the Auntie Anne's truck morphed into a Cinnabon one! — N / Seen & Heard: Playgarden now has immersive French