Newsletter: Mar. 26
Inside the Reade Street "fire massage" playpen • This weekend • TCQ&A: Pam Chmiel • Taste of Tribeca Tip #3 • New vet • Everybody ♥ a bargain / 2 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Anyone know where this horseshoe is? Guess in the comments. UPDATED: The answer is posted. / 4 comments
Coming Up: March 26 to April 25
What's going on this weekend: New soul band Ghost Star • Tribeca Retail Club shopping party • Joseph Arthur and Keren Ann • Nina Simone on film • David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive" • Sing-along "Teen Witch" • Rocknoceros • Much more
Seen & Heard: Tamarind Unveiled
Tamarind Tribeca unveils itself • Someone spent $10K on the Gummi Bear chandelier • Everybody ♥ a bargain: sushi, theater • Suzanne Vega and Lloyd Cole at City Winery / 1 comment
In the News: Coyote Caught on West Street
Many kids get kindergarten-waitlist news • The end of the W subway is near • City Hall is in major disrepair • And more
NKOTB: Worth Street Veterinary Center
Dr. Francisco DiPolo designed his new Worth Street Veterinary Center as a place where Western technology can merge with Eastern tradition—but where cats and dogs can be kept apart. / 1 comment
Taste of Tribeca Update
The folks at Taste of Tribeca have been working hard: The number of participating restaurants has grown tremendously since I last checked. Plus: You could win a vintage ToT T-shirt.
Seen & Heard: “Jersey Shore” the Restaurant
Coming to Tribeca: Muscle Maker Grill and fancy OLighting • One lump or two? • High-end fashion deals • Two-for-one night at "Glee Club" • Doing good while eating well / 6 comments
In the News: Tribecha?
The New York Times dining section finds lots to get excited about in Tribeca • Which neighborhood restaurants better shape up or they'll get C grades? • Kindergarten crowding • Truffles Tribeca • The Triangle Below Chambers? • More
Inside the Reade Street Playpen
Curious about the "extreme party event" loft at 109 Reade that's been in the local news? (That's the one where "fire massages" have been offered.) A tipster discovered photos of it on Airbnb, a site where travelers locate rooms to rent.
Taste of Tribeca Tip #3: Back to the Cutting Board
How to slice and dice like a pro, by Russell Moss, the chef at Cafe 92YTribeca and a participant in this year’s Taste of Tribeca. / 1 comment
Fasten Your Seatbelts!
"It’s like Pilates on steroids!" says Alycea Ungaro, who will soon be offering suspension-training classes at her Real Pilates studio. Intrigued? A handful of classes will be free, at least at the start.
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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