Demolition of jails is paused for two weeks
City Hall has agreed to meet with elected officials first to explain why adaptive reuse is not an option for the two White Street jails. / 7 comments
Newsletter: April 24
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Where in Tribeca?
Sonia Stock sent this excellent visual pun found on the sidewalk: the modern Holly Golightly with a selfie stick instead of a cigarette holder. Where is she? / 2 comments
A labor of love, Tribeca style
Greg Nardello opened Tribeca Tavern in 1996, bought a little rundown taxpayer next door on Sixth in 2008 and hand crafted every detail of a new bar -- for years. / 3 comments
Crowd Sourcing: New York City Budget Mad Libs!
At James Bogardus' suggestion, a Mad Lib for the cynics among us. (And let's face it, who isn't?) / 2 comments
Longtime manager of garage is killed in building collapse
Willis Moore, the only victim of the parking garage collapse, had worked at the garage for 14 years. / 3 comments
Demolition to start on White Street jails
Permits have been filed to allow for the interior demolition work to start, despite the city's promises to consider adaptive reuse. / 26 comments
New Kid on the Block: Ole & Steen opens today
The Danish import at Church and Barclay offers sandwiches, coffees, hearty breads and of course, pastry in all forms. / 1 comment
Discover 450 Washington: Residences by Related on the Tribeca Waterfront
450 Washington: Open plan studio to four-bedroom residences designed by Roger Ferris + Partners. Priced from $939,000. / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: Bogardus events lining up for May
Plus Marc Forgione opens Friday; Drift In is open for the season; shred in Duane Park on Saturday.
Newsletter: April 20
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Ping pong taking over Bobby Van’s in Fidi
The ping pong facility SPiN, which has three other locations in the city, will take the huge space at Broad and Exchange Place.
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History of Tribeca Buildings
A lot of NIMBYism in these comments. Financial district is basically the birthplace of the skyscraper, has always been crowded,... — Cd / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
One solution to the lack of common areas and too much traffic: close streets to cars/trucks permanently, and convert them... — Ben / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Typo: before 2010 (not 2020) — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Before 2020, the area was still mostly office (personally I would not describe as moribund) and actually less traffic. There... — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
I pass by 100 Gold a couple of time a week. At street level it seems dank and squat, and... — Gary / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Lovely and well deserved -- keep up the good work, Adger! — John Willenbecher / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
My concern is not any one building in isolation—it is the cumulative impact of (100 Gold St, 250 Water St,... — Harry deen / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold