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
Heard in the ‘Hood: Calling All Stage Parents
Plus: Walker's addition unveiled • Massage sale at Tribeca Spa of Tranquility • Andy Garcia • Beekman Tower loses the crane • Downtown Dance Factory
In the News: Reade Street Sizzles!
Plus: The Department of Education's back-up plan for overcrowding • Tax relief for BPC residents? • Edward Albee shows the WSJ around his 6,000-square-foot Harrison Street loft • P.S. 234 vs. Manhattan Youth • And more / 1 comment
Newsletter: Mar. 12
TCQ&A: Jeff Tabak • CB1 Tribeca Unofficial Minutes • Where in Tribeca...? • Cool party tonight • Taste of Tribeca tix on sale • TFF 2010 • Much more
Where in Tribeca…?
OK, folks. Where is this? The first person to guess correctly gets a lot of satisfaction. UPDATED: The answer is posted. / 3 comments
This Weekend’s Movies
The Craic Festival is at Tribeca Cinemas, while Matt Damon's "Green Zone" goes head-to-head with a documentary by an actual soldier in Iraq. There's also an acclaimed thriller from South Korea and a bunch of crap
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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