Newsletter: June 4
Charity muggers • New swimming pool • This weekend's events • Stand-up paddleboarding • City Hall sculpture show • And much more / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Peonies!
Plus: Ethan Coen Fine Arts moves, replaced by The Electric Pencil • A reality TV star in the making? • The Pink Fig • Bouillabaise at Landmarc • Macao Trading Co. welcomes "hardcore football fans" for the World Cup • Clown school
In the News: Best Sandwiches
...at Farinella, Terroir Tribeca, Wichcraft, and Locanda Verde. Plus: Ed's contender for next year's list; BPC greenmarket update; a NYT critic's favorite restaurants; clues to who bought the One York penthouse; and more hotels.
Calendar: June 3–July 4
This weekend: P.S. 234 yard sale, Hula Hoop contest, "Misery," tribute to Yma Sumac, dance by Edisa Weeks and Parijat Desai, Tribeca Tarot Reader, Blessing of the Fleet, soccer-film and Brazilian-film festivals, a green house, soccer workshop, Tribeca Cinemas Kids Club, Chinatown tour, "Secret Brunch," the Holmes Bros. Plus: The full calendar through July 4.
Early Look: Imagine Swimming
Imagine Swimming, which currently gives classes at BMCC's pool, is building its own pool in Independence Plaza. / 1 comment
In the News: One York Penthouse Sold
And I was just going to place a bid on it.... Plus: tire-swing removal, BPCA nominee, bigots on parade, tours of NYC's first subway station, and more. / 1 comment
The Chugger Infestation
Donating to charities via those young, earnest-looking people who ask to speak with you about helping children or the ACLU is a terrible idea. They're hired guns, and middlemen take a major chunk of the money. / 8 comments
June CB1 Agendas
Here are the preliminary agendas for June's CB1 committee meetings. Kaffe 1668 is applying for a beer/wine license, and Blaue Gans and the Greenwich Hotel want sidewalk café permits. And then there's the question of what Josephine in Independence Plaza is....
What SUP?
Now available from New York Kayak Co., stand-up paddleboarding (a.k.a. SUP) is like windsurfing without the sail—you stand on a board and propel yourself with a paddle. Or not, as I learned the wet way. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Tribecahampton
Plus: Sora Lella deal • Farinella starts serving breakfast • Kiva Cafe smoothies, sangria, and artwork • Torly Kid Hula Hoop contest is Saturday • Maslow 6 wine club / 1 comment
In the News: Il Matto’s Mixologist
Plus: The WSJ on the art in City Hall Park; historian Oliver Allen on vault lights; the NYT reviews Trump Soho; and more
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
It's a pet! The family brings it to the park often. — Tribeca Citizen / More images from Whiteout 2026
please, please tell me where the rabbit came from! — chinatown_dandan / More images from Whiteout 2026
I'm a bit confused by the whole thing. That approximate location has historically been the location of the city jail... — John Gallagher / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Teaneck here! — SW / Prepping for the storm
Teaneck! — SW / Prepping for the storm
I heard that Alternate Plan #3 is to turn it into a ballroom. — SW / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Yes! Our firehouse on Long Island also sounded the snowday alarm -- along with a noon whistle every day that... — Tribeca Citizen / Prepping for the storm