Andrew Melnick, a Tabak broker who had deep roots in Tribeca, dies at 65
He worked here for three decades, but also helped found the Downtown Soccer League and found homes for hundreds of Tribecans over the years. / 18 comments
Seen & Heard: Free Shakespeare at The Battery
New York Classical Theatre presents King Lear with a happy ending; Café Clementine is still simmering; a local resident puts out an interior design shingle. / 1 comment
Racines will reinvent itself in the fall
The restaurant opened on Chambers in 2014 and almost immediately became a destination for locals and those from afar. It will reopen by the end of the year as a new restaurant. / 2 comments
Where on Wall Street? Spooky cocktail soiree coming this fall
A Halloween event promises to spook people at a Wall Street mansion. Who knows where it is? / 7 comments
Newsletter: July 19
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Where in (just a short stroll from) Tribeca?
This is a bit of a relic. Where is it? / 1 comment
Estancia 460 will expand next door with a more casual bar
The family-run restaurant that's been on Greenwich for 26 years will take the space next door for a low-key casual lounge concept. / 9 comments
Restaurant Week starts Monday and runs through summer
Better to call it Restaurant Weeks this year -- it will run through August 22 and includes 23 local venues. / 1 comment
The Smartest Buy in Brooklyn
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The Anatomy of a Block: Chambers between Broadway and Church
The south side of Chambers has six empty store fronts out of a total of 14 -- making it a bit of a ghost town. Luckily eight are still going strong. / 19 comments
Della’s wine bar coming soon
The former Vin Sur Vingt is all set to reopen as Della's, a project from Frankly Wines. / 3 comments
Marc Forgione will leave Reade and move to Hudson
Forgione at the former Brushstroke will be a welcome sight to that dark corner -- but residents still found a reason to complain. / 29 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
Good afternoon. When my family moved from SoHo to Independence Plaza in 1975 I was nine years old, lol and... — Lisa P / History of Hudson River piers on display in the park
I don’t think that we need a Cannabis shop in our neighborhood. When Larry Gluck bought Independence Plaza we lost... — Lisa P / Cannabis shop coming to Duane and Lafayette
Was really excited for this opening in the neighborhood but unfortunately it was the worst manicure I've received. It also... — AJ Barnes / New Kid on the Block: Peach Bling
Very sad about the destruction of Upper Room. As the linked article notes, this sets a very bad precedent. There... — Marcus / In the News: Battery Park City courtyard is demolished
They're an entirely gluten free bakery so maybe that's a good enough USP for people to come — Max / Sonder has closed all its locations, including Duane Street Hotel
"PLUS a heard a rumor that the upstairs tenants had been cleared out so" - isn't there a story here?... — Heide Fasnacht / Action at the old Tribeca Tavern
FYI JUMBO-sized rats jumping from the Meadow Lane trash piles and overflowing/unclosed trash containers on Harrison St to the underside... — Lhansell / Meadow Lane opens on Friday