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."
The Sketchbooks of Mariano Recalde
Architect Mariano Recalde agreed to let me post his lovely sketches of Tribeca: "Seeing the world and cities through hand drawings is a very different experience than what you get out of photographs," he says. / 14 comments
Newsletter: May 24
Our ice-cream options • This week's events: Sean Hayes, Jeff Daniels, more • Poets House for non-poets • Tribeca® • Il Matto • A wayward bra / 1 comment
Some Like It Frozen
It's ice-cream weather—or close enough—so I went and tested all the non-truck options. As a reward for my service, perhaps you could go and exercise for me...? / 5 comments
Ode to Poets House
Poets House has a lot to offer, even if you don't know the difference between a sonnet and a limerick. Let us count the ways.... / 1 comment
In the News: Il Matto
Grub Street gets an early look at the restaurant replacing Arqua. Plus: Should Murray Street in BPC be closed to cars? Should Tribeca extend east of Broadway? Maybe these two big white fluffy dogs have the answers. Also: Andrew Cuomo was here.
Seen & Heard: $10 Kids’ Cuts at Lotus Salon
Plus: The president of Ireland is coming to BPC, free kids' soccer clinics, Calexico and Fabulous T-birds to play City Winery, and Kiva Cafe celebrates an anniversary.
Foto Friday
This week: Photos taken in City Hall Park and on Duane, West Broadway, and N. Moore.
In the News: Canal Street Raided
...again. Plus: T Magazine on artist Carl Auböck, Tea Party protested, a remarkable newsstand, Christopher Meloni, Newtopia sold, Bob Townley gets a new chair, Albert Capsouto commemorated, 3-Legged Dog fights back, more
Newsletter: May 21
Piers 25 and 26 • TCQ&A: Judy Dunne • Adorable ducklings • This week (and beyond) in Tribeca • Sora Lella deal • 60 Hudson fire • Theater Bar • Much more
Where in Tribeca…?
Whether you recognize this will depend more than usual on where you live, but who knows? Submit your answer in the comments and you'll win a pass to Earth Celebrations' Hudson River Pageant this Saturday! / 2 comments
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Congratulations for staying in business in Tribeca. I had a storefront in Tribeca with my family for over 50 years... — Amy Bergenfeld / Spotlight: Greenwich St. Jewelers at 50
Apparently Chip City shuttered all 20+ of its retail locations this week. — James Bogardus / Cookies coming to 325 Greenwich
Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is... — Matt / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
You are absolutely right. Tribeca has become a soulless land of chain cafés, spas and orthodontists. All about Tribeca moms... — R. / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Looking at other people = fun. Being looked at = not so fun. This is (still) a gross invasion of... — Downtown Dad Again / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
The photograph begs the question: when is that scaffolding coming down? Seems a very very long time that it has... — George Bacon / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow