Newsletter: Aug. 3
First impression: BLT Bar & Grill • The TCQ&A: Shelly Mossey • Defacing Tribeca • July highlights • Winter Garden staircase • 100 Church chandeliers • More
In the News: Winter Garden Staircase
Is its demolition a foregone conclusion? Plus: Bar Artisanal closes; the Park51 debate continues; a mental-health court coming to 100 Centre; Goldman Sachs's noisy ferryboats; more. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Bye-Bye, Chandeliers
Plus: Egon Schiele's "Portrait of Wally" is on display; La Lumia "skirt event"; Tribeca Treats cookie of the month; and Khushi scrub sale. / 3 comments
First Impression: BLT Bar & Grill
What does BLT stand for anymore? (Besides bacon, lettuce, and tomato.) I wondered that as I walked over to the new BLT Bar & Grill in the new W New York Downtown.... / 1 comment
July Highlights
Busy month! A hearty thanks to Wickham Boyle, Jolene Howard, Alicia Kachmar, Barry Fidnick, Rebecca Sadek, and Asha Agnish for their help!
Defacing Tribeca
A photo essay of the street-art faces I've spotted around the neighborhood during the past few months. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Chambers Construction Start Date
Plus: A bike-rental deal; updates on two residential buildings being built in Tribeca; and authors Jennifer Egan and Darin Strauss to appear at Pen Parentis event.
In the News: Man of Glass
Designer James Carpenter gets profiled. Plus: Bouley sells apartment; transit center video rendering; Downtown Dance Factory; SHO Shaun Hergatt; 140 William sold; and Congress fails to pass the 9/11 health bill.
The TCQ&A: “Adeline Adeline Is Like a Candy Store for Me”
Shelly Mossey, who has several bike-related businesses downtown, shows us around his greater Tribeca—including where he goes to watch the sunset and which restaurant delivers before he has even finished hanging up the phone. / 1 comment
Newsletter: July 30
Reflections on the city • Calendar • MaxDelivery's free snack promotion • Dispatches from WIckiworld • Where in Tribeca • More
Where in Tribeca…?
Barry Fidnick sent this one in.... I walk down this street every three days or so, but I never noticed this. Anyone know where it was shot? [Updated: We have a winner!] / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Pinnacle Medical
...is coming to a high-profile retail space. Plus: Deals on pizza and candy; BluePrint Cleanse pick-up soon available in Tribeca. / 2 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
I really cannot wait. I miss the big storms that we used to get. Back in 2022 storm, my friend... — malcolm / Prepping for the storm
Logistics and isolation. There is a single bridge connecting the island, and they'd also have to work around an existing... — malcolm / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Thank you for all this info. Those sellers are also selling lots of fake "Apple" products, from the looks of... — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Hauling counterfeit loot
I grew up in Bergen County and snow days were "announced" by the town-wide fire horn (usually used to call... — N / Prepping for the storm
Of course the cost has already doubled, and the timeline will keep stretching into infinity, as anyone who has lived... — Marcus / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Thank you for comment. I don't recall this comparison; why would it cost more? Let's also consider that there won't... — Marcus / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Some nice articles on the ONX move to Tribeca, and the first exhibit: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/onassis-onx-opens-in-tribeca-1234761127/ https://observer.com/2025/11/ai-art-gallery-media-art-onassis-onx-new-tribeca-space/ https://www.refresh.art/reviews/techne-homecoming/ https://www.rightclicksave.com/article/the-factory-of-dreams-onassis-onx-new-york-interview — Marcus / Onassis Foundation will open a studio on Broadway