Honoring the woman who desegregated the city’s transportation system
After being thrown off of a whites-only streetcar in 1854, Elizabeth Jennings Graham fought to desegregate the city's public transit system. And won. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: 9/11 Memorial schedule for this weekend
Plus a 9/11 service at the NYC Fire Museum; after school classes at the Portfolio School; Smyth Tavern is adding lunch and breakfast. / 4 comments
Adding to the neighborhood’s stars??
Five neighborhood restaurants are on the Michelin Guide's short list. / 1 comment
New Kid on the Block: Rosie’s Kids Cuts
Rosie Negron has been cutting kids hair for 35 years and now has set up her own shop inside Two Kids and a Dog. / 1 comment
In the News: Real estate highs and lows
A lawsuit over the existence of a doorman; Tribecans and their weekend homes in the Times; Le Gratin on the Heatmap. / 1 comment
Newsletter: September 8
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Yuh-Line Niou will not run for Congress in November
The Fidi assemblywoman has conceded the primary and has declined to run on the Working Families Party ballot line. / 1 comment
PS 150 will open tomorrow in its new digs
The Trinity Place Learning Center, built into the bottom of 77 Greenwich, is designed for two to three classes per grade, but the school will get there gradually. / 5 comments
Seen & Heard: It’s mooncake season
Plus more spotted lantern flies; another protest at Wagner; the last call at Gigino in Wagner Park.
Reade Street Pub is now Bar 135 and it’s open
Longtime Tribecan and chef Jude Sheehan has refreshed the old saloon, a fixture on the street since 1878. And the neon is back too. / 8 comments
Orangetheory Fitness coming to Hudson
The high-intensity workouts are designed to make you push past anything comfortable into the "Orange Zone," or one level above a challenge.
Community Board 1 agendas for September
More on the Wagner Park reconstruction, discussion of the Rockefeller Park reconstruction, traffic on Hudson and plans for several new restaurants.
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
Great news! — SR / Pizzeria coming to Harry’s space in Goldman breezeway
I agree 100%. — Komanoff / Plans on the docket for the parking lot on Hudson and Worth
Heard a while ago that a swim school - goldfish swim school will be coming to that space. — CP / Plans on the docket for the parking lot on Hudson and Worth
Excited for this new place to open! Missed Harry’s a lot, and knowing it’s SI location is really good, I’m... — Melissa Brown / Pizzeria coming to Harry’s space in Goldman breezeway
"I had also asked James, who knows so much about these things, and he noted that ACRIS (the City Register’s... — James / Plans on the docket for the parking lot on Hudson and Worth
Hi - I was a waitress at Riverrun, lived on Beach Street and painted the map - would love to... — Becky / Tribeca Then and Now: Franklin Street
That is the rendering from years ago. The new design, which was presented at Community Board 1 last night, is... — Tribeca Citizen / Plans on the docket for the parking lot on Hudson and Worth