Newsletter: Feb. 25
Hideaway fire • Amish Market bankruptcy • Finn Square sculpture • Private supper club party • New painting on Hudson • Jury duty restaurants • Much more
In the News: Amish Market in Chapter 11
Plus: WTC congestion; new BPC pizzeria; Borders as school?; half-marathon; Google do-gooder; Carmelo Anthony looking in Tribeca?; the homeless on Twitter; Compose; New York by Gehry. Also: Reopen Park Row! / 1 comment
We’re Cordially Invited…
Apt4, the buzzy private-dinner-party club, is coming to the neighborhood, I think for the first time (or at least the first time in recent memory—the events are usually in Brooklyn). The dinner is on Mar. 10. See you there?
Seen & Heard: About That Deliveryman….
Plus: Free coffee and $5 off SeamlessWeb; Christina Lehr's soon-to-open boutique; Christy Turlington's documentary; Fiterman Hall getting topped off. Update: Shelby Lynne at City Winery.
Seen & Heard: Il Matto’s Neon
Plus: Best happy hour deal around?; a real pig-out of a dinner; dubious tweets; Shirley, Larry, Sheryl, and Chaz all coming to Barnes & Noble.
In the News: Dr. Joy Browne
Plus: BPC security-incident update; body pulled from North Cove Marina; 9/11 interactive timeline; Walkerspace review; church vs. Port Authority; New York by Gehry rent-stabilized.
Jury Duty Restaurants in Tribeca
Doing your civic duty doesn't have to mean eating badly. They'll give you a long lunch break—make the most of it and wander into eastern Tribeca. / 4 comments
In the News: Finn Square Sculpture
Plus: Another African Burial Ground museum; Millennium High School; Hudson Square. UPDATE: Now with Curbed's tour of New York by Gehry.
Seen & Heard: Spa Deals
Plus: Pizza deal; puppet art; and Edward Burns's next film.
In the News: Hideaway Fire
Plus: New York Academy of Art vs. Facebook; bad advice for De Niro; NYC Nomad drops by; an Egg room. / 1 comment
Nosy Neighbor: New Painting at 153 Hudson
"There's a new painting in that mysterious window on Hudson between Laight and Hubert—the one with the quote in it. What's the painting? Whose is it?" —Nick S. / 2 comments
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Sounds promising. How much power does such a BID have? Could it actually do something to clear out the illicit... — Marcus / New group to explore the potential of a Tribeca Business Improvement District
I’m officially a senior citizen and I have to tell you if me and my buddies from the Bronx had... — John Gallagher / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
Blame those in charge, including our mayor. Mamdani pledged support for NYC street vendors. Now they’re facing a crackdown. https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-pledged-support-for-nyc-street-vendors-now-theyre-facing-a-crackdown... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
UN report on counterfeiting and organized crime: https://www.unodc.org/toc/en/crimes/counterfeit-goods.html — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Society has lost its mind letting people walk around outdoors with masks on as if it's not obviously insanely suspicious.... — person / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
I'm okay with extra reinforcing, recalling what happened at Pfizer's residential conversion on 42nd Street. Demolition could have been dusty... — Gary / Construction Update: 101 Franklin / 250 Church
I am curious how they came to the decision to rehabilitate the existing structure rather than just tear it down.... — Reademan / Construction Update: 101 Franklin / 250 Church