In the News: West Thames Park Reopens
Plus: New York Sports Club gets the boot from BPC; Ward III interview; Design Within Reach pop-up sale; another subway rescue; Andrew Carmellini looking to expand; MTA protests; NYT on the mosque brouhaha.
Foto Friday
This week: Photos taken on Church, West Broadway, West, and Franklin. / 3 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Let's try something new this week.... If you think you know where this photo was taken, email me. The first person to guess correctly wins a free visit to the Fulton Stall Market, opening this Sunday in the Seaport! [Updated with the answer]
Newsletter: May 28
Sketches of Tribeca • This weekend's events • TCQ&A: Matt Schneider • Stuzzicheria • BPC boot camp • Daniel Craig • Mosque approved
Seen & Heard: Stuzzicheria Is Back On
Plus: A deal at Kula Yoga; magnificent mushrooms; Bar Artisanal happy hour and Dylan Prime clambake; cookie of the month; Best Made's pocket axe; sales at La Lumia and Otte. / 1 comment
In the News: Daniel Craig Buys on Warren
Plus: Tamarind Tribeca in the WSJ; fashion designer Peter Som shops at Room and Oly; Bikini Bar in Food & Wine; the pastor at St. Peter's explains a few things about intolerance.
Calendar: May 27–June 26
This weekend* in Tribeca: Fulton Stall Market; wine-loving Tool frontman; "Heavenly Creatures"; Equally Shared Parenting; writer Lee Smith; Friends of Hudson River Park boat ride; burlesque.... Plus: the full calendar through June 26. (*We're close enough, right?)
In the News: Cordoba House
CB1 approves Cordoba House (photo by Yana Paskova, courtesy the New York Times). Plus: 9/11 Memorial online tour; Asphalt Green; pretzels; lots of real estate; and City Hall's wee vegetable garden.
The TCQ&A: “Life Just Keeps Getting Better and Better”
Matt Schneider of the NYC Dads Group shows us around his Tribeca—including where the best chocolate chip cookies are, which celebrity he chatted up at Pécan, and how he and his wife just celebrated their wedding anniversary.
Seen & Heard: Macao Trading Co.
New sign! Plus: Expect low-flying military aircraft this week (and go to one of the many wine tastings to take the edge off); P.S. 234 yard sale; special events at A Uno and Moomah; Blessing of the Fleet; Tribeca Tarot Reader; dim sum deliciousness.
In the News: Lobster Rolls
Ed's Lobster Bar is opening a cart. Plus: Mosque drama, the Chambers water main project gets delayed, Blaue Gans in the WSJ, and Mary-Kate Olsen caught buying vegetables at Whole Foods Tribeca. / 1 comment
Butt Kicks and Suicides All Before Sunrise
"Although the Strong Healthy Woman boot camp is only an hour long," writes health and wellness coach Rebecca Sadek, "time must be frozen because I feel like I’ve been awake for days. The alarm clock is just a distant nightmare."
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