Firefly Closing: 40% Off Everything
Sad news from north of the Seaport: Firefly, the kid's clothing and toy store that has been a neighborhood favorite for three years, will be closing the Front Street location sometime in early February. (The Park Slope boutique will remain open.)
Meatball Heroes at the Harrison
The Harrison goes into special-menu overdrive, busting out prix-fixe menus for Restaurant Week and Valentine's Day, and serving a beer-inspired slate—including pork-belly sliders and onion rings—for the Super Bowl.
News Roundup: Harboring Guilt
Terror trials on Governors Island? • Shopping for Haiti • Soho hotel updates • Tribeca Cinemas Kids Club • More burlesque • An all-women "Julius Caesar" • And more
A Divine Eye
There’s an interesting new show at Sasha Wolf Gallery: Russian photographer Yola Monakhov—who currently lives in New York, teaching at Columbia University and Mercer College (and contributing to The New Yorker)—used Dante’s Divine Comedy as a framework for shooting in Italy. She engaged with her subjects about the poem, “noting their interpretations of moments in […]
News Roundup: Hive Mentality
Sad news from Capsouto Frères • Helping Haiti by dining at Tribeca Grill • Tribeca Meet and Greet tomorrow • A new neighborhood landmark • And much more
February at 92YTribeca: Paul Rudd!
There's some intriguing stuff on the schedule—including an appearance by Paul Rudd and screenings of Gosford Park and The Real Cancún. / 1 comment
The TCQ&A: “I Order the Kid-Size Pastas at Max”
Carrie Loewenthal, founder of the new fashion website Little Birdie, answers questions about Tribeca—including her best celeb sighting, where she goes for cupcakes, her favorite street, and more. / 4 comments
Gluten for Punishment
Many of the annoying, chronic symptoms we feel and spend our lives tolerating may in fact be food intolerance or sensitivity, says health and wellness coach Marissa Vicario. / 2 comments
Newsletter: Jan. 18
SoulCycle debuts next to Whole Foods • Bankruptcy, lawsuit dismissal, whispers of trouble • Benefits for Haiti • Yelp on Tribeca • Events this week • More
News Roundup: Giving Cash
City Winery lines up stars for its four-night Haiti benefit • Is The Smyth hotel in trouble? • Tribeca doorman in the news • Bad news for local skateboarders • And more
Good Yelp Is Hard to Find
A couple of days ago a friend forwarded me a Yelp newsletter about Tribeca (click to enlarge). From what I can tell, it’s an edition of Yelp’s weekly New York newsletter that happens to be devoted to Tribeca. I read the first paragraph (“Right next to De Niro, but we’ll be hood forever… While Jay-Z […]
News Roundup: Cycle for Haiti
Chelsea Clinton leads a Haiti benefit at SoulCycle • Tribeca all over the news • Fun new art installation on Church • Spielberg on WTC redevelopment? • And much more
Left rectangle ads redesigned
History of Tribeca Buildings
Truly sad. Got our son's first "Tribeca Cool Kids" clothes there 15 years ago (on sale!) and they couldn't have... — Downtown Dad Again / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed
The graffiti in question looks very similar to the same outside of Target (on the never-ending construction barriers) which questioned... — Downtown Dad Again / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Our apartment was inside the "frozen zone" and when we were finally able to return to it in mid-October, I... — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... / A documentary honors the work of the Sanitation Department after 9/11
I was shocked when I was walking around Tribeca. I've been living away, so coming back now and seeing so... — Van / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
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