Newsletter: Sept. 23
Preview #1 of the Inside Tribeca Loft Tour • Downtown Dance Factory • TCQ&A: Carla Sullivan • Tango trivia • Inside 34 Leonard • Nostalgia for NYC • Suggestion box: Equinox
TCQ&A: “The Babysitting at Equinox Has Been a Lifesaver!”
Carla Sullivan, who just founded MiniMunchers—a website about kid-friendly restaurants—shows us around her Tribeca and Battery Park City. / 1 comment
In the News: Luxury Night Out
FiDi discounts and perks. Plus: Fashion designer accused of squatting; Alfred Stieglitz show; NearSay profiled; Plein Sud reviewed; LMDC largesse.
Loft Tour Preview #1: Duane Street Maximalism
The Friends of Duane Park's 2010 Inside Tribeca Loft Tour is Oct. 17. Only 400 tickets are sold, so buy yours now! Still need persuading? Here are pix of one of the lofts on this year's tour. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Trattoria Cinque Deal
Plus: Thalassa deal; Best Made Japanese hatchet; handbag designer Judith Leiber; new show at Hal Bromm Gallery. / 1 comment
Dancing on Broadway
Downtown Dance Factory has a new space that's as exuberant as a dance studio should be—with bright colors, big black polka dots, and chandeliers made with Barbie dolls. / 6 comments
Inside 34 Leonard
The once-stalled building is now being offered as very nice rentals—and amenities include an outdoor shower. Warning: This may make you hate your apartment.
Tango Trivia #3
If there's any doubt I'm a moron, it's erased: When I first posted this, I turned off the comments but didn't say to email the answer to tribecacitizen@gmail.com. [Slaps self in head.] Want to be entered to win dinner at Industria Argentina and tix to Argentine dance at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center?
Seven Things I’ll Miss About NYC
No, I'm not leaving (yet). I'm just getting a jump on my nostalgia.
Suggestion Box: Equinox (Update)
The gym is being renovated in "coming months." Unfortunately, management won't talk about what exactly is in the works. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Nirvana on Display
Plus: Tribeca Meet & Greet details; discount on Ivo & Lulu's; Cristina Dos Santos art reception; and the Hudson nightmare.
In the News: Super Linda
Bad news for the old Delphi space. Plus: School news; circumventing Manhattan; the building with a CSA; and Will Arnett.
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History of Tribeca Buildings
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