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....
Newsletter: Mar. 14
Spa Week deals • Tribeca Film Festival • New exercise studio • Apt4 pop-up dinner party • CB1 Tribeca Committee unofficial minutes • Doomed trees • Don Hill's • Much more
What’s Up This Week
"American Psycho," Ella Fitzgerald, Ted Danson, Mrs. Cupcake, and a "Rabbi crush" are some of the highlights on this week’s agenda.
Spa Week Deals
Spa Week is a promotional clusterfudge—there's a big list of sponsors—but all that matters is what's in it for you. From Apr. 11–17, participating spas are offering certain treatments for $50. / 4 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Say so in the comments. Update: We have a winner! / 4 comments
Don Hill’s Is [Not] Out
Or at least that's what I hear. UPDATE: Don Hill's says the rumor is "definitely false." / 2 comments
In the News: Doomed Trees
Plus: Battery Park City ground rent agreement; mock disaster drill; Paul Liebrandt documentary; Italian-Americans are upset.
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Hopefully this will have some benefit for other businesses but I do have to say it was always packed. Very... — John Gallagher / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
I, for one, and so tired of graffiti. The art deco post office on Canal gets carefully scrubbed clean, only... — Marcus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Ben If the area was pedestrianized, what would happen with emergency vehicles, Access a Ride, school buses, trash pick-up? The... — Lisa / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
I'm sorry to hear this news. My condolences to the family. I was a regular until 2007 when we moved... — Kevin Clarke / Jerry Walker, co-owner of Walker’s and The Ear Inn, has died
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This is a real shame. They had wonderful clothes and bought my daughter’s favorite clothes there when she was a... — John Gallagher / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed
Throwing the word NIMBY into the mix suggest you did engage the reasonable concerns expressed here. Worse than NIMBYism is... — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold