In the News: “Fire Massages” on Reade
Plus: Independence Plaza loses a battle • The Flea gets a good review • A B-list celebrity encounter at Tribeca Health & Fitness • Battery Park City Library set to open
The Avant-Garden
Tribeca Project Space's new show opens tomorrow, Mar. 12—and if you swing by between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., during the party, you can see it without making an appointment. Plus: Crazy balloon art! Feathers and leather!
Taste of Tribeca: Buy Tix Now and Save
Tickets are on sale for the 16th-annual Taste of Tribeca—one of the major events in the neighborhood, benefitting P.S. 150 and P.S. 234, it's scheduled for May 15. The sooner you buy, the more you'll save! Plus: which restaurants have signed on so far. / 1 comment
Tribeca Film Festival: What’s Playing (part 1)
The Tribeca Film Festival released the first half of its 2010 slate. Top of my list? The "charming and glamorous romantic comedy" that "veers from laughs to tears to tears of laughter."
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes
More drama on Warren Street • Liquor-license applications and upgrades for Duane Street Hotel and 106 Duane • Cercle Rouge's Bastille Day party application • Parking regulations
Heard in the ‘Hood: Franklin Café Opens Tonight
Plus: News from or about Grown & Sewn, Torly Kid, Moomah, Warren 77, Tribeca Meet & Greet, Blue Coyote, Morimoto, Synagogue for the Arts, and more
Is Money Hiding in Your Closet?
If you're thinking of doing some spring cleaning—and you might as well, what with rain forecast from Friday to Monday—consider getting rid of some of that fabulous clothing that you never wear anymore. No, don’t just get rid of it: Put it to work.
In the News: Kaffe 1668, Edon Manor, Senator Squadron
Plus: Local winners in New York mag's Best of New York • Tribeca's top coffee, according to the NYT • Senator Squadron to the rescue! • A $12 million penthouse goes for closer to $8 million [tears of sympathy] • And more
The TCQ&A: “I’d Put the Sawdust Back on the Floor of Morgan’s”
Jeff Tabak, who loves Tribeca so much he named his real-estate brokerage Tabak Is Tribeca, answers questions about the neighborhood—including perhaps the world's greatest celeb sighting and where he'd live if only he could.
A Granddaughter’s Cause
"My grandmother was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma last April," says Tribeca resident Donna Marotta. "No one in my family had had cancer before—particularly one we’d never heard of." Marotta became the advocate for her grandmother, talking to doctors on her behalf.
Free Wine at Thalassa
This week's special on Blackboard Eats is for a free bottle of wine—make that a free bottle of one of four wines—at Thalassa. What do the wines in question retail for? Funny you should ask... / 1 comment
Newsletter: Mar. 9
Babylicious grows up • Ghislaine Viñas on design • Morimoto karaoke party • A mysterious fire hydrant • Espionage in Tribeca • And much more
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Congratulations for staying in business in Tribeca. I had a storefront in Tribeca with my family for over 50 years... — Amy Bergenfeld / Spotlight: Greenwich St. Jewelers at 50
Apparently Chip City shuttered all 20+ of its retail locations this week. — James Bogardus / Cookies coming to 325 Greenwich
Sorry, but to whom should businesses cater, if not the neighborhood families who live and raise children there? — K / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is... — Matt / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
You are absolutely right. Tribeca has become a soulless land of chain cafés, spas and orthodontists. All about Tribeca moms... — R. / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Looking at other people = fun. Being looked at = not so fun. This is (still) a gross invasion of... — Downtown Dad Again / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor