In the News: 9/11 Memorial Congestion
Plus: Street fair season; renting at New York by Gehry; a chef sues; John Krevey; bone-marrow emergency; another Hampton Inn for FiDi; Compose.
Newsletter: Feb. 14
New kid on the block: The Canal Park Inn • Loft peeping: Kazumi Yoshida • Shadowland • WTC town hall • Beekman Tower • What's up this week • More
In the News: More Hudson Square
Plus: Artist Laurie Simmons; "Selling New York"; a fashion designer's favorites; Tiny's restaurant.
What’s Up This Week
Tango, short attention spans, Kurt Andersen, and Kevin Bacon are just a few of the highlights on this week’s agenda.
Shadowland
Last fall, I gathered photos of shadows. At the time, they made me think of a parallel world. Looking at them now, I don't feel that so much, but I do find the shadows almost unbearably lovely—which could be because light is in such short supply these days. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Hudson Square
Dreaming big! Plus: Deals on boxing and a spa package; helping Poets House.
In the News: Halfway House
Plus: Seaport Museum sinking; BPC restaurant closing; Google exec sells penthouse; Peck Slip school update; Kate Betts; Christy Turlington tells it.
Loft Peeping: Kazumi Yoshida
Fabric designer Kazumi Yoshida's "graphic, colorful, yet eminently serene" apartment is featured in the February/March issue of Elle Décor. If nothing else, it's proof that we all need more (fake) zebra in our lives. / 1 comment
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Say so in the comments. [Update: We have a winner!] / 5 comments
Seen & Heard: WTC Town Hall
Plus: Fairchild penthouse sale; Prime Essentials feedback; free meatballs; opera for kids; workshops for parents of the gifted.
In the News: Beekman Tower
Plus: The Blue School; architect in hot water; more details on Goldman Sachs's plans; filmmaker Richard Kaplan.
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Typo: before 2010 (not 2020) — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Before 2020, the area was still mostly office (personally I would not describe as moribund) and actually less traffic. There... — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
I pass by 100 Gold a couple of time a week. At street level it seems dank and squat, and... — Gary / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Lovely and well deserved -- keep up the good work, Adger! — John Willenbecher / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
My concern is not any one building in isolation—it is the cumulative impact of (100 Gold St, 250 Water St,... — Harry deen / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
FIDI is ringed along the coastline by terrific green space; has green pockets like Bowling Green, the Elevated Acre, City... — Manhattanmommie / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
I do wonder about all of the new residences going into FiDi given there is virtually no green space, very... — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold