Reflecting on another crisis, 19 years ago
Calling all comments: how does this crisis compare to the one the neighborhood endured 19 years ago? / 18 comments
Happy Pesach! JCP is live-streaming events for the holidays
JCP has both daily events and holiday celebrations going on live across all the social media platforms.
Seen & Heard: Alicia Keys from the rooftops
Plus some local kids add to the Taste fundraising effort; art classes taught on Zoom by a local teacher; more noise from the rooftops. / 6 comments
Newsletter: April 9
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Seen & Heard: Art lessons for parents and teachers
Plus Duane Park joins in the 7p #clapbecausewecare effort; NYCxDesign will have some things online this spring; alternate side parking suspended till April 17.
Local Business Update: Boomerang Toys
Struggling to pay bills while the city is shuttered, local resident Karen Barwick came up with a plan: neighbors can now buy toys to send to city homeless shelters. / 3 comments
The Watercolors of Yasmine Karrenberg
The local resident and floral designer is painting a flower a day, a practice she started when schools closed on March 15. / 2 comments
Local Expert: Book Nook and its young readers
The literacy experts at Book Nook have some tips to make reading at home more fun for kids. NB: some of these might work for your own reading schedule as well.
Fashion Squad School owner sewing masks for hospitals
Working with a Brooklyn upholsterer called Stichroom, a local resident is fulfilling orders for masks that then are distributed to city hospitals.
Seen & Heard: A vision from the past
A video from late March of the quiet city; educational resources from the Museum of Jewish Heritage; meetups for writers. / 2 comments
Need wheels? Options in the neighborhood for getting around without the subway
Buy new, use a Citi Bike, or repair that junker in the basement -- and avoid the subway -- along with tips for staying safe. / 5 comments
The Paintings of John Lloyd
An illustrator and graphic designer by trade, Lloyd has been walking the local streets since the '80s, capturing the color and the character of the neighborhood's architecture. / 2 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
St. Paul's Chapel — James Bogardus / Watching time in the neighborhood
That stretch of sidewalk is ALWAYS one of the last to be cleared, which makes no sense to me because... — WCJ / More images from Whiteout 2026
Agreed. — martine / Friedmans new space on Greenwich will be an Italian concept
Add Max's on W Broadway! I was looking forward to a good breakfast sandwich burger place. Oh well. Yes, I... — martine / Friedmans new space on Greenwich will be an Italian concept
I was really surprised that the sidewalk on Hudson next to Duane Park had not been shoved as of Tuesday!... — Janet / More images from Whiteout 2026
Morgan's Market are the BEST!!! — Bob Moore / More images from Whiteout 2026
Could be the other partners are, but the owner I met was a New Yorker. — Tribeca Citizen / Toby’s Estate opens next week