Tribeca Hardware is closing at the end of the summer
The loss of this store -- a fixture on Chambers for what I am guessing is three decades -- deals a real blow to the neighborhood. / 28 comments
Duane Street restaurants petitioning to get Citi Bike dock removed
With indoor dining still on pause, local restaurants are counting on the city's new curbside dining option. But the Citi Bike dock is getting in the way for two of them. / 11 comments
27 Vestry proposal pushed off again to this month
The lawyer for a neighboring building pushed back hard on the idea of a bar on Vestry, but either way, the applicant once again failed to post notices so will come back again this month. / 4 comments
Newsletter: July 2
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Community Board 1 agendas for July
More on some similar topics: M1-5, 27 Vestry, The Palm. Plus taking on NYPD responses, small business crises and a topic for our time: virtual decorum. / 4 comments
Paris Cafe gets another chance to set records
The owner of the building at 42 Peck Slip on South Street has taken over the business that's an anchor in the Seaport, and has been since 1873.
Who Knew? An interactive map of privately owned public spaces
A new suspension of city rules for POPS allows bars, restaurants and retail to set up in adjacent spaces -- which could mean that these zoning bonuses finally serve a public purpose. / 9 comments
Local Non-Profit Update: Jewish Community Project
One neighborhood non-profit -- JCP on Duane -- is trying to find ways to celebrate with its congregants online, and may indeed keep some of those traditions alive on the small screen.
The latest openings around the neighborhood
The salons are back! Mudhoney, Lance Lappin and Spiral (x,y,z) are open; so is Houseman, Century 21, RE: ALABAYAN and soon -- 1803. / 4 comments
In the News: 20-story building for Broadway and Thomas
Plus a lawsuit over financing for 45 Park Place; WeWork closes the original; a round up of looting across the city. / 15 comments
Seen & Heard: Happy Pride from the neighborhood
Battery Park City and One World Trade show their colors; A Uno is back open in a sign of retail to come; Miriam adds seats on West Broadway.
Seen & Heard : Greenmarket adding Wednesdays again
Plus the future CVS store at Church and Warren is under construction; a sailing school opens at Pier 25; an interactive map for dining outdoors. / 1 comment
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
As I see it, it all matters. A civilized city should have good solutions to all of these issues. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
With Paper Source now closed inside Maman, where are people buying greeting cards/wrapping paper locally? (I want to avoid Hobby... — Sara / Seen & Heard: Maman is back open
I prefer the stickers to homeless, junkies, and excrement from dogs or humans. Focus on what matters maybe? — Thomas / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
Agreed about the sidewalk stickers, along with the painted on / sprayed on sidewalk ads and "clever" saying. Also, what... — Marcus / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
Those sidewalk stickers are a new out of home ad treatment; they are everywhere, they are hideous and yes, they... — nichole / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
I love this interview. What that NC senatorial candidate said about Morris -- that he captured her voice uniquely well... — Komanoff / TCQ&A: Morris Katz
a reminder to parents and care givers: Duane Park Patisserie gives homemade treats to trick or treaters from toddlers through... — madeline c lanciani / Halloween in Washington Market Park — and more to come