In the News: Imagine Swimming
Plus: Park51's Daisy Khan; where Kings of Leon hangs out in Tribeca; Dans le Noir?; a real-estate hunt.
Seen & Heard: Intérieurs Tenant?
Plus: Medical facility to open; pizzeria on Church to soft open; Stuzzicheria chef cooks old-school Italian; Harrison entrance at Hudson River Park; Daniel Squadron wants you.
Progress Report: The New Builds, Part 2
Details on six more buildings going up now, with renderings of what they'll look like when completed. / 1 comment
Foto Friday
This week: photos taken on Church, Laight, W. Broadway, Harrison, and Pier 25. One is potentially NSFW, but it's 4:59 p.m. on a Friday, so you should stop working anyway.
Seen & Heard: Cowgirl Sea-Horse Deal
Plus: Titanic Park; Moomah and Mom Filter party; Mysterious Bookshop Christmas book; guitarist Robert Fripp; Philadelphia cream cheese.
In the News: BPC Ice Rink Kiboshed
Plus: "Tiny Furniture" review; young feminists at 92YTribeca; vacant FiDi building comes to life; new school by the Seaport.
Hannah’s Story
"Fire in My Heart," a new exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, recounts the life of Hannah Senesh, who was born in Budapest in 1921 and was executed by firing squad 23 years later.
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this is? (My camera refuses to make it quite as black as it is in real life.) Prove in the comments. Update: We have a winner! / 2 comments
Have a Sweet Holiday
Make this Thanksgiving a little easier—and more delicious—by ordering a dessert from one of our many local bakeries. It doesn't have to be pumpkin pie, either.... But whatever you order, do it soon.
Seen & Heard: City Hall Park
Plus: TenOverTen salon delayed; Steven Alan sample sale details; Tribeca Clayworks open house; discount on kids' theater; winter fruit CSA.
In the News: 5 Beekman
Plus: Are the Olsen twins looking to move here? And: P.S. 234's walkway, a rich widow on a real-estate spree, Fraunces Tavern update, and a visit with the Battery Conservancy.
Making “Tiny Furniture”
The buzzy film "Tiny Furniture" opens tomorrow; its writer-director-star is from Tribeca, and most of it was shot here. I chatted with the producer about the experience.
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