Buzzer 22: Let in a Little Northern Light
"I can't help but smile every time I walk by Just Scandinavian," writes interior designer Ghislaine Viñas. "Anyone who thinks that Scandinavian design is chilly is in for a surprise." / 3 comments
Heard in the ‘Hood: Soho Photo Turns Soft
Plus: Franklin Café opening for lunch today • Big deals on tableware • An update on Tamarind Tribeca, a.k.a. Godot: The Restaurant • Two good things to come out of St. Patrick's Day
NKOTB: Franklin Café Tavola Calda
Franklin Café Tavola Calda is the first restaurant where Luigi Leuci has “100 percent vision"—and a major part of that vision is for the restaurant to be “tavola calda,” which means “warm table” but, more idiomatically, a casual restaurant where you can grab a quick bite. Plus: pizza! / 6 comments
Farm-Fresh Food
The Downtown CSA (community-supported agriculture) program is moving to 92YTribeca. Read on for details about how you can get a box of produce every week or two.
Tribeca Film Festival: What’s Playing (Part 2)
The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival just announced the "remaining out-of-competition feature film selections in the Encounters, Discovery, Cinemania and Spotlight sections."
In the News: Debra’s Advanced Style
Plus: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel • The Greenwich Hotel reviewed • "Girls in Trouble" extended • DIY for kids at Color Me Mine
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
Battery Park City's new library has its big opening ceremony on Thursday, but the library is open for business today. It's a beaut! / 2 comments
Heard in the ‘Hood: Mocca Meets Its Maker
Plus: FasTracKids/E.nopi coming to Reade Street • The Tribeca Meet & Greet is tonight • Church Street is getting a new deli / 1 comment
Newsletter: Mar. 15
What's up in the next four weeks • Getting to know Lucca Antiques • Best lampshades • Scotch school and fire massages (not together!) • And more
Coming Up: March 15 to April 17
Introducing the Tribeca Citizen calendar, a look at what's coming to greater Tribeca over the next four weeks. If you have events you'd like added, or if you have suggestions as to how to make this more useful, please email tribecacitizen@gmail.com.
NKOTB: Lucca Antiques
Susan and Stephen Keeney decided to open a New York outpost of their Santa Monica shop, Lucca Antiques, because a lot of the designers they work with have clients here, too. "And when you’re spending this kind of money, you deserve to look at the piece," says Susan. "You need to see the patina, the provenance."
Buzzer 22: Seeing the Light
"If you need a quickie lampshade, keep going to the lampshade store in Chinatown," writes interior designer Ghislaine Viñas. "But if you're looking for a very special light fixture and quality is important, then see Sandra at trans.LUXE." / 1 comment
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Bravo!! — Queens Girl / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
Beautiful story and interview. Thank you so much for posting. It’s a privilege Learning about our artistic neighbors. Looking forward... — DSSA / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
Relative to other parts of the city FiDi has comparatively little green space, let alone trees on the streets. Further,... — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
A lot of NIMBYism in these comments. Financial district is basically the birthplace of the skyscraper, has always been crowded,... — Cd / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
One solution to the lack of common areas and too much traffic: close streets to cars/trucks permanently, and convert them... — Ben / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Typo: before 2010 (not 2020) — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Before 2020, the area was still mostly office (personally I would not describe as moribund) and actually less traffic. There... — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold