Seen & Heard: New Gym
Plus: Deals on Jazzercise, Bootcamp Republic, and Music for Aardvarks; party at Brick.
In the News: Half-Naked Firefighters
Plus: Schools, schools, and schools; Bethenny Frankel; artist Alexis Rockman; Let There Be Neon; the WTC and its third-quarter construction goals.
What’s Up This Week
Fresh jokes, kindhearted Muslims, and zombies are just three of the highlights on this week's agenda.
2010 Openings and Closings
A heck of a lot opened last year—but, alas, quite a bit closed, too. And one restaurant managed to do both. / 2 comments
Best of 2010: Part 3
The final batch of highlights. Thanks again to everyone who helped out! (P.S. When I say "final," I'm not including the lists of what has opened and closed. Stay tuned....)
Best of 2010: Part 1
Some of my favorite posts over the past 12 months, chosen simply because as I made my way through post after post after post, they were the ones that made me smile.
Seen & Heard: New Year’s Eve Favors
Plus: Resolution-size cookies; coin-counting fee; deal on Manhattan Children's Theatre.
Beware the Doorflowers
It’s time for people to start pushing their weight. Note that I said pushing, not pulling. I’m talking about revolving doors.
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this sign is? Prove it in the comments. (Update: Well, that might be the fastest win ever!) / 1 comment
December Refresher
Halfway houses! Snowbanks! Disco manholes! In case you missed it, here’s what happened in and around Tribeca this month. As always: If you find this useful and/or and/or informative, please share it.









I think you would feel differently if your private moments with your children were being surveilled and photographed. People shouldn't... — Fiona / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
Truly sad. Got our son's first "Tribeca Cool Kids" clothes there 15 years ago (on sale!) and they couldn't have... — Downtown Dad Again / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed
The graffiti in question looks very similar to the same outside of Target (on the never-ending construction barriers) which questioned... — Downtown Dad Again / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
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
I was shocked when I was walking around Tribeca. I've been living away, so coming back now and seeing so... — Van / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
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