Newsletter: November 5
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Recent openings around the neighborhood
Scalini Fedeli is back open with curbside; Racines is now an 18-seat wine restaurant with private dining; Split Eights opens a coffee/cocktail bar in Fidi; a brick and click popup at the Oculus.
All’s quiet. Eerily quiet.
With no results on the horizon, the neighborhood seems to be reflecting the stillness of our political limbo. / 2 comments
Polls are open, and waits are nonexistent
A quick lap of the district by bike at 10a found the polling sites were almost eerily quiet at 234, 89, 276, Leadership & Public Service and Tweed. / 1 comment
Battening down hatches, and preparing for a storm
Local businesses are boarding up their storefronts in preparation for tonight's potential unrest, and Whole Foods has been cleaned out of some basics. / 7 comments
VOTE.
Today is the day. Polls are open from 6a to 9p at the usual spots, and neighbors are getting out the message. Here's hoping.
Seen & Heard: Voting is art, art is voting
A neighbor compiles art from around the country that gets out the vote; the pumpkin as politics in Washington Market Park; a family pilgrimage to Ladder 8; Blue Moon Fish has its last day on Greenwich.
Community Board 1 agendas for November
This month's agendas will cover plans afoot at Governors Island, Citi Bike locations, the Howard Hughes development at 250 Water, and more! / 1 comment
Toni Morrison’s Tribeca pied-à-terre is for sale
The novelist bought this home in 2014 and filled it with books, of course, as well as souvenirs of her literary achievements. / 7 comments
Newsletter: November 2
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Where in Tribeca: Halloween Edition
The rats of Tribeca will no doubt be spooked by this window display though most humans around here would see it as a fitting end. Where is it? / 2 comments
Last call at Ward III
The casual and cozy bar that was a favorite of both locals and office workers will close Saturday after 11 years on Reade. / 4 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
(Pam's coverage of development issues is so amazing.) I choose to focus on the positive: 976 new homes, in a... — Komanoff / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
There was no "Tribeca" when IDP was built. The area from Citibank to Whole Foods complex was in an urban... — G / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
Even though building housing is worthwhile, the scale of this project is not in keeping with the community. Despite the... — Gary / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
I cannot believe he said that, nor that anyone believed that. — James Bogardus / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
Chris Marte told us during his reelection campaign that the development is not moving forward now and that is pushing... — B / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
Yup, I'm with you generally. I'd always like to see more money for community benefits, since you know the developers... — malcolm / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
this isn't safe for the tenants or the businesses on the block. Vernado lies about affordable housing and doesn't care... — NY Native / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza