Seen & Heard: Bubby’s Home Movie Festival
Plus: Tamarind Tribeca's soft opening is Friday. • Free cookie (with tea purchase) at Wichcraft • Spa discount • Does your Thursday night need perking up? / 2 comments
Taste of Tribeca Tip #5: Prep Like a Pro
Marc Forgione, of the eponymous restaurant on Reade Street, shares two tips—one he recently taught someone, and one he recently learned.
Newsletter: Mar. 28
Terroir Tribeca • This week in the hood: Tim Gunn, sexy magic • Open House Report: Terraces • 8.15 August Fifteenth • A tip from Roc • Much, much more
Open House Report: Private Outdoor Space
Curious about what kind of private outdoor space is available these days—for I believe that one day it won't be cold and rainy—I spent the afternoon going to open houses.
In the News: FiDi Crane Accident
Plus: The coyote's fate • NYT reviews the Battery Park City Library • Checking out the Smyth • "Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives" / 1 comment
If 34 Leonard Were Up to Us…
The new-build 4,100-square-foot retail space at 34 Leonard, which fronts West Broadway, has been empty for a while now. It's in a great location, with a handsome vibe. What should go there? / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Selling Bonds
Mysterious Bookshop's Otto Penzler unloads his collection of British espionage and thriller fiction • Bargains on yoga, Pilates, Botox, and spa treatments • Franklin Café delivers • More
Previewing Terroir
The folks at Taste of Tribeca invited me to tag along as they checked out Terroir Tribeca, the wine bar going into the space (on Harrison) next to the Harrison. The owners are shooting for an April 5 or 6 opening.
NKOTB: 8.15 August Fifteenth
Reopening tomorrow on Franklin Street: a pocket-size 8.15 August Fifteenth shop. Designer Kazushi Ota gave me a sneak preview.... / 1 comment
Taste of Tribeca Tip #4: Fresh Pasta Shouldn’t Be Too Fresh
Giovanni Tenace, the chef at Roc and a participant in this year’s Taste of Tribeca, shares his secret for making fresh pasta.
In the News: WTC Détente
A tentative WTC agreement • Is BPC a "declining market"? • Dining deals • Park update • Manhattan Youth vs. Asphalt Green • Coyote to the Bronx? • And more / 1 comment
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Or make it a mall of counterfeiters, like a Needle Park or, better yet, the modern-day Essex Market of counterfeiting.... — James Bogardus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
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