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.
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes
On the agenda: A jazz bar from guys affiliated with Little Branch and Milk & Honey; dining-in-the-dark restaurant Dans le Noir?; stop signs on Beach Street; permits for Taste of Tribeca and Cercle Rouge’s Bastille Day. / 2 comments
Newsletter: Nov. 11
Gift-shop blowout • Tiny's restaurant • Weather Up Tribeca • Sheraton Tribeca • B East "TRX with Punching Bags" • Yorganic • Unleashed by Petco • Gallery night • P.C. Richard & Son Theater • More
Gallery Gazing
This Saturday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., a bunch of Tribeca's galleries are staying open later to encourage folks just like you to take a spin around and check out the art. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Stuzzicheria Delivers
Plus: Hudson Reconstruction meeting; Terroir lunch pick-up; Mercy Corps benefit; free cocktail on Tuesday; Otto Penzler; kids' carnival on Saturday; health and wellness conference. / 1 comment
In the News: Inside Weather Up
Plus: WTC memorial fountains; Target and Wal-Mart said to be poking around downtown for smaller stores; the Harrison (a recipe, too); Stuzzicheria; No Wave.
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Bravo!! — Queens Girl / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
Beautiful story and interview. Thank you so much for posting. It’s a privilege Learning about our artistic neighbors. Looking forward... — DSSA / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
Relative to other parts of the city FiDi has comparatively little green space, let alone trees on the streets. Further,... — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
A lot of NIMBYism in these comments. Financial district is basically the birthplace of the skyscraper, has always been crowded,... — Cd / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
One solution to the lack of common areas and too much traffic: close streets to cars/trucks permanently, and convert them... — Ben / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Typo: before 2010 (not 2020) — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Before 2020, the area was still mostly office (personally I would not describe as moribund) and actually less traffic. There... — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold