Newsletter: May 17
Taste of Tribeca report • CB1 Tribeca Committee • Tribeca Paint hardwrae store • This week's events • Teardrop Park South unveiled • And more
Tribeca Can Consider Itself Tasted
Congratulations to the Taste of Tribeca team—entirely made of volunteers—for pulling off such a classy, fun afternoon! Now, let's dish about the food.... / 3 comments
Calendar: May 17–June 26
This week in Tribeca: Civil rights legend Andrew Young, "French Women Don't Get Fat," eating tour of Chinatown, Veuve Clicquot dinner, Suzanne Vega and Lloyd Cole, the Proclaimers, the fall of Bear Stearns, much more. Plus: the full calendar through June 26.
Seen & Heard: Meatball Madness
Plus: T-shirt crafting at Torly Kid, night tennis at Hudson River Park, Sherri Shepherd at Bar Artisanal, a fantastic new lamp, and how I was made to feel very old this week / 2 comments
In the News: LPQ coming to BPC
Plus: Condé Nast looks at the Freedom Tower, a tourist got his pants stolen, a dog blew off a balcony (and lived), Soho Rep, Karkula, Tribeca Grill, Brooklyn Banks, more
NKOTB: Tribeca Paint
"My dream has always been to open a hardware store in my own neighborhood,” says Andy Scheman, whose Tribeca Paint—Hardware & Home opens tomorrow in the West Broadway space that used to be Tribbles.
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes
The CB1 Tribeca committee discusses one-way tolls on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, liquor-license applications for Duane Street and the Pig-N-Whistle space, a newsstand at W. Broadway and N. Moore, drunk Pace students, and more.
In the News: Marc Forgione vs. NYT
Plus: P.S. 234 kindergarten update, the garbage garage in Hudson Square, the White House pastry chef (a Tribeca alum), Tamarind Tribeca, and inside the One York apartment of the Ricky's founder
Teardrop Park South Unveiled
Battery Park City's half-acre Teardrop Park South finally opened today, and as you can see from the photos, it's quite pretty (despite the rain).
Seen & Heard: MTA Union Protests
...and Duane Street residents are ticked off. Plus: Teardrop Park South opens tomorrow, Takahachi Bakery delayed, rare Federico Fellini movie, spa deals, Mondo Cane exhibit, and a Hula Hoop contest—for adults, too! / 1 comment
In the News: Art Truck
Plus: Danny Meyer rumor gets a Shake Shack demurral • Man accused of burgling Amanda Peet acquitted • Crossing guards coming to three West Street intersections • Meeting for P.S. 234 waitlistees / 1 comment
Cristina Dos Santos on Your Bed
With her new line of sheets, Cristina Dos Santos is officially one step closer to becoming Martha Stewart than the rest of us are.
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History of Tribeca Buildings
The Starbucks on Chambers and W. Broadway is definitely popular and it's situated in a dream spot considering the subway... — Jslv / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Given the illegal activities surrounding the building, maybe a museum celebrating the counterfeiting industry would be an appropriate use of... — Reademan / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Good ideas and good luck trying to get some institution aware of the building and its possibilities -- — John Willenbecher / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Maybe it's worth pointing out the existence and availability of this building to the powers that be at some museums.... — Marcus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Good idea, Marcus. I always thought New York could use a Museum of Architecture (well there is the Skyscraper Museum... — George Bacon / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Before Koh that store was Kai’s Kids (if I’m not mistaken). She had a beautiful selection of kids’ clothing, including... — Phyllis Ruffer / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed
Starbucks is closing 4 FiDi Locations, BUT, This may not be such a bad announcement. Here’s why: The locations are... — Luis Vazquez/FiDi Fan Page / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow