Newsletter: Dec. 18
New restaurants coming and not • More of the TC Buy-Local Gift Guide • Movies high and low • New Amsterdam Wintermarket •Tribeca in the news
This Weekend’s Movies
Buy your tickets now: It's a big weekend, with Avatar, Up in the Air, The Hurt Locker, Crazy Heart, Invictus, Did You Hear About the Morgans?, and Black Dynamite all in area theaters.
News Roundup: Bright Spots
Manhattan Youth counselor arrested on child pornography charges • Celeb-studded River Lofts • Square Diner death knell • Sculptor Tom Otterness • More
2009 Buy-Local Gift Guide: Duane
Buy your way into someone's heart with delectable finds from Working Class, Room, Pomme, Jonathan Burden, Grown & Sewn/Skot Foreman, Nili Lotan, Duane Park Patisserie, New York Nautical, Duane Modern, Mondo Cane, and Antiqueria Tribeca.
Coming Soon: TriBeCafe
Greenwich Grill, the quietly elegant restaurant (with Sushi Azabu underneath) in north Tribeca is opening a new restaurant, TribeCafe, next month in what was very recently Tokyo Bar on Church. / 2 comments
News Roundup: We’re All Ears
Something new brewing for the old Fitz's Pig-N-Whistle space? • Opposition to school-zoning "option #3" • A Chambers-to-Reade passageway? • And more / 2 comments
92YTribeca in January
92YTribeca's January schedule is out and has some interesting programming—a series of Guy Maddin films, for one thing, and a sing-along of Muppets Take Manhattan (with one beer included with ticket purchase). The full schedule is after the jump.
2009 Buy-Local Gift Guide: Chambers and Reade
We've made our list: Great goods from Tribeca Treats, Philip Williams Posters, Canis Minor, Petticoat Lane, Kiva Cafe, Langdon Florist, Chambers Street Wines, and Amanzi Tea. / 1 comment
News Roundup: Tipples for Tots
Do some good by buying wine and making gingerbread houses • The decade's craziest unbuilt buildings • Become a fan of Tribeca Citizen on Facebook
Is Stuzzicheria Stuck?
Back in late August, New York magazine’s fall preview reported that Paul di Bari, executive chef at the Flatiron’s Bar Stuzzichini*, was shooting for a November opening for a restaurant called Stuzzicheria in the old Province space (Church and Walker). Thirty “seldom-seen Italian tapas” were to be on the menu. Given that construction seems to have halted mid-demolition, we’re […]
2009 Buy-Local Gift Guide: Harrison, Worth, and Leonard
It's never too late to start being nice: After all, you might get loot from Tama, Capucine, Cass Lilien, Sasha Wolf Gallery, Farinella Bakery, or Euphoria Spa.
Art in Your Cart
Art lovers—and the people who love them—should definitely check out the Art Production Fund‘s pop-up shop in Soho. It’s selling some really cool stuff, including the latest batch of artist-designed beach towels (you may recall them from when they were sold at Target). The towels—this year’s are by Peter Doig, Elizabeth Peyton, and Yoshitomo Nara—are […]
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Uniqlo also coming soon to WTC plaza! — Skip Blumberg / Seen & Heard: ICYMI, Primary Day is Tuesday
Wonderful photos! What was condition of City Hall Park across the street? — Skip Blumberg / One last look at the Knicks parade
Oh stop it. — John B / One last look at the Knicks parade
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