Seen & Heard: Project No. 8
Finally, an opening date. Plus: Julie Andrews in person; Trinity Wall Street celebrates Day of the Dead; Halloween help; big stoop sale; TriBeCafe cancels lunch for 2010; 92YTribeca; SHO Shaun Hergatt deal.
In the News: Ed Hardy Building
Plus: Deutsche Bank building update; Thursdays at Worth Street; new middle school; Taste of the Seaport; a dangerous intersection.
Nosy Neighbor: The Lights at 289 Church
Opposite the Tribeca Grand, there’s a building which every night has flashing colored lights in the windows. I have no idea why and I can't see what/who belongs in the building. Any clues? —Greg / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Baker Status
Plus: Tribeca Meet & Greet this week; RHX down to its last "three days"; Tribeca Clayworks; Church Street School benefit with Harvey Keitel and Mike D; TOAST meeting.
Newsletter: Oct. 25
Tribeca currency designs • First impression: Birdbath Bakery • Modern etiquette: removing shoes • New ballet school • Favorite fotos • Capsouto Park • Theater Bar • More
In the News: Ballet School
Plus: Capsouto Park dedication; One York; the Mudd Club; cyclists in City Hall Park.
Modern Etiquette: Removing Shoes
There was a time when you waited to be asked to take your shoes off. The other day, I suddenly felt that I would be ill-mannered if I didn't offer. Has the norm shifted? / 7 comments
We’re So Money
If Tribeca ever secedes from the Union, we'll already have designs for our new currency, thanks to Chia-Wei Liu, a grad student at the School of Visual Arts. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Pet Costume Contest
Plus: New monthly get-together; interactive iPod art; whisky book; Moomah Halloween specials; Jerry's Café deal; David Strathairn; BETTY; wellness retreat discount; nutrition seminars.
Foto Friday
My favorite random neighborhood pix from the last few years—taken at Hudson River Park and City Hall Park, along the East River, and on Greenwich Street and Broadway.
In the News: Theater Bar
Plus: James Franco reads; Tracy Anderson's fitness studio; the bathrooms at Washington Market Park.
First Impression: Birdbath Bakery
Now that the lunch offerings have been added, it's time to weigh in.... / 5 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
And if the brands are evil, then we should not buy their products, and we should not buy fake versions... — Marcus / In the News: Mamdani will be sworn in underground
Of course, nothing is free. "Free" subway = higher taxes. — Marcus / In the News: Mamdani will be sworn in underground
Thank you JP. To add an exclamation point, from Wikipedia: "The cornerstone of the new City Hall was laid on... — Komanoff / Mamdani inauguration will close off Broadway on New Year’s Day
This fantastic Sushiya will be a great loss to Tribeca. I’ll miss the amazing omakase. I wish them the best... — Charlie L / Fire at Shion 69 Leonard Street
The social media king! Illegal vendors selling counterfeit goods? Apparently in some millenial circles it’s called ‘informal commerce’. And the... — R. / In the News: Mamdani will be sworn in underground
Well said. — R. / In the News: Mamdani will be sworn in underground
Why not instead reward the precincts who supported Mamdani with this treat of an event? Bushwick, Greenpoint, Jamaica? As Mamdani... — James Bogardus / Mamdani inauguration will close off Broadway on New Year’s Day