Seen & Heard: TJs senior hours are back
Plus some street furniture gets a coat of paint; J. Crew starts the holidays early; Grand Banks extends season. / 1 comment
Arrests made at Morton Street after protests
Protests that started peacefully in Union Square ended with 20 arrests in the West Village. / 1 comment
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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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
Since this issue is in play again, I'll opine that the "fluid boundaries between public and private space" is an... — Gary / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor