This Weekend’s Movies
Youth in Revolt • Fish Tank • The Last Station • The Book of Eli • Police, Adjective • Plus a bunch of interesting oldies, including Showgirls, Muppets Take Manhattan (sing-along!), a crazy 1977 Japanese cult flick called House, and The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover.
The Docs Are In
"You know good work when you see it," said Tribeca Film Festival executive director Nancy Schafer when I asked how her team went about choosing documentaries for its new series, Tribeca Cinemas Presents: Doc Series. "You know engaging stories when you see them."
Love It or Hate It?
I’m of two minds of Warren 77‘s new winter vestibule. On one hand, it’s more faux rusticity for a storefront that already has enough (see the beat-up red-arrow “Bar” sign”), and while I appreciate the style of the thing, I’m sure there are folks on the block who don’t love the idea of a corrugated-metal […] / 23 comments
News Roundup: Pedal Pushers
Openings: Soul Cycle, RBC, Lucca • Sushi for brunch? • New chocolate obsession • Duane Park restaurant swings • The Fairchild • And much more
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes
Is a new restaurant taking the Arqua space? • Eamon's gets slapped down • Cosmopolitan Café moving to Soda Shop • Santos Party House • Mocca draws a lot of ire • Edward's • 145 Reade stoop
Big Sales Right Now
You don’t have to spend much time walking around to see that a lot of stores are having sales—in just a couple square blocks I found deep discounts at Room (sale ends Saturday, when the store moves north), A Uno, Pomme, Koh’s Kids, Shoofly, Babylicious, PB & Caviar, and Nili Lotan. A few things that caught […]
Damon Dash’s Non-Wack World
The New York Observer got inside Damon Dash’s place at 172 Duane, and the story is sure to cause a stink among his neighbors—or maybe that’s just the skunky smell of pot. “You can spend hours at 172 Duane Street, in Tribeca, and still have no clue what’s going on here,” writes David Levine. “People […]
Working It on Staple Street
Photographer Chris Zedano spent two years shooting portraits of interesting characters on Staple Street—and the results are marvelous (even if they make Tribeca look more like Williamsburg...). / 3 comments
News Roundup: Tribeca in the News
School zoning recap • Verizon building worse than thought • Pier 26 boathouse revision • FiDi rent stabilization near? • Real-estate transactions • Gorgeous furniture and lighting • And much more
News Roundup: What’s Going On
Meetings and readings and screenings, plus comedy, music, wine tastings and more. It'll be a blast—literally, if you're anywhere near the WTC tomorrow. / 1 comment
News Roundup: Something to Chew On
The scoop on new restaurants on West Broadway and Worth, a NYC-restaurant email newsletter that seems worth investigating, Restaurant Week restaurants, the NYT worships Locanda Verde, and Michael Pollan gets piggy with it at Bubby's. / 1 comment
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