River of Change: Jose Gaytan
“I’ve been drawn to shore lines and urban decay and renewal sites since I arrived in NYC in 1979,” says Jose Gaytan, who will be showing some of his photography at Kaffe 1668 starting tomorrow in an exhibit titled The West Side Story (Below 14th Street), 1983–2009. “I was a runner during the 80’s and to […] / 2 comments
News Roundup: Dashing Off
Furniture store Room is moving to N. Moore • Let's make art! • Damon Dash's party is over • "Tribute in Light" for two more years • City Winery shows
2009 Buy-Local Gift Guide: North Moore and Franklin
The final installment: Intérieurs, Otte Tribeca, Espasso, Jade's Toy Box/Zaba, R 20th Century, Color Me Mine, Steven Amedee, Bu and the Duck, Steven Alan, Playing Mantis, Urban Archeology, Antik, Gary Graham, and Flora.
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








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