Newsletter: July 23
Birdbath bakery is coming to Tribeca • Hotspot du jour: the Wooly • What's up this weekend • Photo essay: outdoor concerts • Where in Tribeca...? • And much more / 2 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Here's a different kind of "Where in Tribeca...?" image. I took it a while ago: The blurriness was an accident, but I could never bear to trash it because I find it oddly mesmerizing. So where did I shoot it? [Update: We have a winner!] / 4 comments
Calendar: July 23–August 15
This weekend in and around Tribeca: New Amsterdam Market (on Saturday this time); Fulton Stall Market (on Sunday); Dragon Boat Festival family day; failed TV pilots; "Reclaim the Coast" benefit concert; concerts by Best Coast, Abrams Brothers, M Shanghai String Band, Joy Kills Sorrow, Free Energy, and Loose Limbs; children's book artist Wendy Popp; authors Hal Ackerman and Adam Elenbass; and much more. Plus: the full calendar through August 15.
Seen & Heard: Transit on Its Way
Plus: Stuzzicheria opening date-ish; massive party coming to Franklin tonight; Bouley Studio delayed at least a day; Tribeca Cinemas construction; CB1 gets all modern; Dash Gallery yoga.
In the News: Damon Dash Profiled
Plus: Plein Sud gets reviewed; Regus takes over 11,700 square feet on Hudson; Tribeca Treats wins cupcakes accolades; the Barnes Dance in BPC; Egon Schiele work coming to BPC; and Kurt Gutenbrunner's recommendations.
Seen & Heard: RH Gallery
Details on its first exhibition. Plus: Downtown Dance Factory to make a big move; deals at Calypso St. Barth, Ciao Bella, Tribeca Wine Merchants, and Thread; and City Winery farm-to-table dinner.
In the News: Another Parking Lot to Be Built On
Plus: Dirt arrives at the 9/11 memorial; the East River waterfront redevelopment plan; Takahachi Bakery; A-Wah in Chinatown. / 1 comment
Breezy Listening
Photographer Asha Agnish shoots the audiences (ouch!) at various River to River Festival concerts: "Castle Clinton, South Street Seaport, Rockefeller Park, Wagner Park—each offers a different blend of music, food, water views, and people-watching."
Seen & Heard: Ace Is No More
The rumor was confirmed. Plus: A gallery is coming to Duane Street; Stuzzicheria progress; Billy's and MaxDelivery are hosting a social (with a cupcake deal); and Rosh Hashana at City Winery. / 2 comments
In the News: The Daily News
Plus: A couple of law-breaking nuns inspire a Julia Sugarbaker moment; the renovations of the old American Express stables; Smith & Mills and Just Scandinavian. / 1 comment
Wickiworld: Wooly Bully
As Wickham Boyle learned from her daughter, the fashion crowd's hotspot du jour is located inside the Woolworth Building.
Here Comes Birdbath
Tribeca's bakery explosion continues: We're getting a Birdbath bakery. UPDATE: This outpost of Birdbath will have more packaged-to-go food and City Bakery's famous hot chocolate. / 7 comments
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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