Seen & Heard: Get your hands dirty
The Battery is taking volunteers; blood drive TODAY in Battery Park City; Ghislaine Vinas wins designer of year award; CB1 to hear update on White Street jail. / 2 comments
Local Business Update: Beyond the pivot at Houseman
Ned Baldwin is cooking for the home kitchen, and will also be starting a pantry option for delivery -- all to keep the business alive. / 1 comment
Designer of Independence Plaza dies at 82
Barry Goldsmith, who escaped the Nazis on foot in 1942, would go on to design IPN and have a hand in the plans for Westway. / 10 comments
Nosy Neighbor: Why were Starbucks mysteriously closed yesterday?
Any idea why dozens of Starbucks across the city were mysteriously "temporarily closed" yesterday? Seems like only one of the fifty or so below 14th Street (on Lafayette Street) was open.
Finding a vaccine in the neighborhood
There are several sites in the neighborhood for getting the vaccine if you are eligible, but it will take some patience to make it happen. / 21 comments
The streets will now be even quieter…
The NYPD cracks down on music at curbside restaurants, plus winter sets in, ending one of the few bright spots during the pandemic. / 10 comments
Newsletter: January 18 | Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Where in Tribeca?
Where in Tribeca is this unlikely door? (At least there's a little cast iron to go with it.) / 2 comments
CB1 Licensing Committee approves beer and wine license for Cocoon
The members-only family learning and play space will be able to offer beer and wine to its (adult) members inside and on the sidewalk. / 9 comments
Wolfgang’s closed for violating mask orders and curbside dining protocol
As far as I know, this is the first restaurant in the neighborhood to be closed for violating the rules regulating curbside dining structures and mask orders. / 4 comments
Howard Hughes’ plan for 250 Water fails to get approval from Landmarks
The Landmarks Commission gives its support for the expanded Seaport Museum building on John but sends the developer back to the drawing board on 250 Water. / 8 comments
Nosy Neighbor: What happened to the driver who killed a woman on West Street?
The case against Sherman Harrison, charged with killing a woman after he hit her car at 113 mph on West Street, is pending an evaluation of his mental health. / 3 comments
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I'm just glad that escalator is finally working again. It's been quite a while. — Jslv / MTA makes some improvements to Park Place station
Grateful for ICE who has been doing their part. — DJ / In the News: Watching the towers fall
Thanks for letting us know! My husband and I are always looking for ways to take advantage of multiple creative... — Karyn / Seen & Heard: Public schools start September 10
Why would Chipotle want a full liquor license? Has anyone seen a Chipotle that serves liquor? This seems like a... — BW / Community Board 1 agendas for September
Yes! See this post -- or don't if you want the full reveal yourself. — Tribeca Citizen / Community Board 1 agendas for September
And in Bali, a Swiss tourist was jailed for disrespecting Hindu ritual. Yet here in NYC, folks are permitted to... — Sam / In the News: Watching the towers fall
If in fact there's a pipeline from counterfeit goods to terrorism, the logical investigative agency would be the FBI, or... — Komanoff / In the News: Watching the towers fall