Seen & Heard: Columbine Has Moved
Plus: Hideaway reopening update; T-shirts to benefit Japan; spa sale; deal on the Tribeca Ball; 33 Vestry apartment in contract; Whole Foods Tribeca; a lottery winner. UDPATE: Added info on a 30% off deal at the Harrison.
Field Trip: MOAF
I suggested to my friend Lisa that we grab a coffee, but she countered with a link: moaf.org.
Newsletter: Mar. 17
New kid on the block: Christina Lehr • Inside Claremont Prep's new facility (plus a look at its great views) • Hudson River Park tax? • New elementary school • New gallery • New CSA • Helping Japan by dining and shopping • More
Seen & Heard: New Gallery
Plus: More ways to help Japan; Mrs. Cupcake's express window; deal on closet organizing and personal shopping; "green" spa treatments; Drew Nieporent. / 1 comment
In the News: Smoking Lawsuit
Plus: Compose gets a rave; another FiDi condo building going rental; Imagination Playground; Greenwich Street development site.
New Kid on the Block: Christina Lehr
"The women in Tribeca look amazing!" says Christina Lehr. "I wanted them to wear my clothes." Which is why the West Village resident opened her first boutique on Reade, in the former Kiva Cafe space.
Seen & Heard: Helping Japan
...by dining and shopping. Plus: Shoe sample sale; deals at Trattoria Cinque, Sweet Lily, and Stuzzicheria; frozen yogurt coming to FiDi; a helluva sandwich.
In the News: New Elementary School
Plus: Dissecting loft porn; live near Jay-Z; pre-PEP Battery Park City; more on Danny Meyer's North End Grill; teens attacked in FiDi.
Higher Education
Claremont Prep's new middle-and-high school near Bowling Green offers gorgeous views in every direction.
Seen & Heard: New CSA
Plus: Save the Staircase; spa deal; Tribeca Meet & Greet; more kids' theater; Christina Lehr; Music for Aardvarks; fountain pen sale. / 3 comments
In the News: Hudson River Park Tax?
Plus: Daniel Radcliffe; food swaps; after-school program at risk; WFC theater review; BPC ball fields.
Learning the Posh Way
Prepare to be envious: The kids at the new Claremont Prep school probably have no idea how lucky they are. Take a look around....
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Our apartment was inside the "frozen zone" and when we were finally able to return to it in mid-October, I... — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... / A documentary honors the work of the Sanitation Department after 9/11
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