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.
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Joke or not, that sign has to go. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar
Second that; thank you for the compelling history of this building (and our neighborhood)! When available, would be great to... — Reader on Reade / 54 Laight Street in the Tribeca North Historic District is for sale
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