In the News: The Roxy and Soho Grand owner is tossing in towel
Billionaire Leonard Stern's Hartz Mountain Industries no longer wants to fund the losses at the properties, which have been fixtures in the neighborhood for more than two decades. / 22 comments
Local Business Update: Get a haircut!
The neighborhood's barber shops, which rely on locals and office workers, are barely getting by with about 20 percent of their usual clients coming through. / 3 comments
Flower Flash hits White Street
The florist fills a trash can on West Broadway and White in one of his guerilla-style street art floral arrangements. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Billy’s Bakery is open
Plus a mayoral candidate forum on Sunday; Groundhog do-over TODAY from 4 to 6; open house at Church Street School.
In the News: Restaurants are at their wits end
25 percent is a joke, they say; plus Lower Manhattan in 1770; a big sale at 70 Vestry; more on the return of city workers. / 3 comments
Catching Up With: Joan Pantzer
The owner of Towers Cafeteria, now living in Vermont, shares some stories and photos of the neighborhood institution before it was The Odeon. / 22 comments
Newsletter: February 4
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What do you care about?
Over the next months I hope to interview each of the candidates for the City Council District 1 seat. Tell me what you want to know. / 23 comments
Open Letter: Madelyn Wils’ hard work over decades made life better for New Yorkers
The executive director of Hudson River Park Friends recalls the Tribecan's 25 years of leadership, from the opening of a playground for PS 234 to the opening of Pier 26 this year. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: The destruction of Lower Manhattan
A few pieces of Tribeca history: a Danny Lyon show of Tribeca in 1967; a news box from Washington and Reade; historic shop cats of Tribeca. / 5 comments
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Apparently Chip City shuttered all 20+ of its retail locations this week. — James Bogardus / Cookies coming to 325 Greenwich
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
You are absolutely right. Tribeca has become a soulless land of chain cafés, spas and orthodontists. All about Tribeca moms... — R. / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Looking at other people = fun. Being looked at = not so fun. This is (still) a gross invasion of... — Downtown Dad Again / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
The photograph begs the question: when is that scaffolding coming down? Seems a very very long time that it has... — George Bacon / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
ITS BACK BETTER THAN EVER! BEST LOCAL PLACE FOR A DRINK AND GOOD FOOD!!! CANT WAIT FOR LUNCH!!! — AA / North Bar is closing for the summer — and will reopen as something new