Newsletter: Feb. 12
A rare look inside Pier A • Restaurant news: Sarabeth's, Tamarind Tribeca, Capri Caffé, more • What's going on this weekend • And much more
This Weekend’s Movies
Not much new this week, other than "The Wolfman," "The Lightning Thief," and "Valentine's Day"—which is apparently even worse than one might have been led to expect.
Roundup: Empty Chair
Battery Park City Authority Chair resigns • The Red Balloon gets screened at Poets House • Tribeca Meet & Greet tonight • $4 off Tribeca Performing Arts Center shows • Reports of Fraunces Tavern's death were exaggerated • Edon Manor
Sweet Revenge
Tribeca Treats is really getting into the anti–Valentine's Day spirit with heart-shaped chocolate cookies iced with kiss-off phrases, black-patterned plates and napkins, and even anti-Valentine cards.
Bouley’s Wine Bar
A reader emailed last week to suggest that I cover By the Ounce, the wine bar that pops up at 6 p.m. inside Bouley Bakery. I finally got there last night.... / 1 comment
Roundup: High Dive
Tribeca Meet & Greet rescheduled • Marriage equality protest tomorrow • The real-estate mover behind Hudson Square • Rooftop pool for Battery Park City
Restaurant News
Sarabeth's plans for the Bazzini store • Capri Caffé scouting new spaces? • Tamarind Tribeca getting closer... • Fraunces Tavern's restaurant closes • TriBeCafe / 1 comment
A Vroom of One’s Own
Groupon's "side deal" today is a sweet one for anyone who's passed by Classic Car Club Manhattan, on Hudson, and dreamed of driving one of those insane cars. For $399—normally $900—you get a day of driving six cars in the Bear Mountain region.
Dancing on Air
If the promotional stills for Time Lapse Dance's upcoming visit to the Tribeca Performing Arts Center are any indication, it's going to be quite a beautiful show.
This Is New York?
Yesterday, while trying to estimate how long it would take to walk to Pier A, I searched for "New York City" on Google Maps. Imagine my surprise when I saw that the little "A" marker was placed at the northeast corner of Broadway and Chambers.
Roundup: Ace of Vase
Exhibits at Kiva Cafe and R 20th Century • Extended hours for the ice rink • 92YTribeca • A short film by a Tribeca worker • A strange façade gets work done
Inside Pier A: The Third Floor and Clocktower
As exciting as the first and second floors were, the high point—indeed!—was the clocktower, up a narrow spiral staircase at the far end of the second floor.
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
The curb cuts remain a travesty! At least many of the sidewalks are clear now, although they were quite slippery... — AS / More images from Whiteout 2026
It's too bad that most of them never keep time accurately as well as not working at all! — Sonia Stock / Watching time in the neighborhood
https://www.untappedcities.com/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sun-bldg-untapped-ny-jeff-reuben-005.jpg — James Bogardus / Watching time in the neighborhood
It would be hard to tell time from the last picture, from the Sun Building, as it shows a thermometer.... — Jeremy Woodoff / Watching time in the neighborhood
What about Morgan's? That is our household's go-to for deli sandwiches. I think it's the best around. — Matt G / Friedmans new space on Greenwich will be an Italian concept
I have been to their West Village location several times. It is a very quiet space to get some work... — Michele La Grande / Toby’s Estate opens next week
Also new in Westfield is Barizi, which has colorful, pretty things that brighten up one of the corridors. From the... — Hudson River / Seen & Heard: Openings and closings at the malls