Looking back two decades at 319 Greenwich
The artist Jane Freeman immortalized the building in 1993; it then spent the next 26 years as Salaam Bombay.
Progress at 100 Franklin reveals art in bricks
100 Franklin is nearly complete, and the facade is really quite beautiful. / 13 comments
Nosy Neighbor: What’s doing on the Westside Highway?
"Numerous huge blocks of the existing roadway on both northbound and southbound carriageways are periodically being surgically cut out and removed and replaced by huge pre-cast blocks."
111 Murray pocket park now complete
The patch of lawn and granite on Murray and West streets is fully planted with cafe tables in the shade of 200 Chambers, if you need additional outdoor dining. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Gansevoort Market coming to Oculus
Plus Inatteso Cafe has remodeled and reopened; A Uno Tribeca has new hours and appointments; Robert Janz sends along his poetry.
Newsletter: July 23
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City Hall Park is cleared out and cleaned up
With about 50 people still at the park, the NYPD raided it at 4a this morning, arresting seven as they did. The park is now almost back to normal. / 18 comments
Maxwell’s is closing permanently
A piece of old Tribeca is now lost with the closing of the bar and restaurant, which was named after the proprietor there in the 1930s.
In the News: Placard enforcement is over – already
Plus a dozen elderly tenants face eviction; a woman is saved from the river by sailing instructors; downtown before humans.
The latest openings around the neighborhood
Two more galleries are showing art: Chart Gallery and Alexander and Bonin; plus squash courts downtown; an online STEAM camp for kids; photographers are back; Color Vue salon is open.
Two of the downtown BIDs are setting up Open Street spaces
The Downtown Alliance and the Hudson Square BID are creating open street dining for some of their restaurants, and taking some of that burden off already struggling businesses. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Progress at Bogardus Plaza
Plus a local floral designer gets crafty; a social club on Broadway comes into focus; Yves uses its curbside planters to add some fresh aroma to the neighborhood. / 15 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
History of Tribeca Buildings
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