New Kid on the Block: 16 Handles
The latest 16 Handles franchise lands on Chambers Street, 12 years after the chain was founded in the East Village for the NYU crowd.
We’re going to need a bigger deck
Restaurants are getting creative about their outdoor spaces, adding roofs and walls and heaters and even finding hidden spaces to use for indoor dining. / 5 comments
What will Halloween 2020 look like?
There's no better neighborhood than Tribeca for Halloween, but as it already has in so many other ways, 2020 will ruin this too. Almost.
Seen & Heard: Oktober at the Okulus
There's a new beer garden in town; plus Church Street School celebrates 30 years; Dance with Miss Rachel expands uptown.
Newsletter: October 8
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In the News: Century will close mid-November
Plus the pandemic as endurance art; romance at The Odeon; Muscle Maker Grill sets up a ghost kitchen for third party apps.
Seen & Heard: Art crawl this weekend
Take an organized outdoor tour of the new Curbside Canvas projects; plus there's more street art just north of Canal; and Paisley is open outside and in -- including for brunch. / 1 comment
Sole di Capri has closed
The Tribeca mainstay on Church Street tried to make a go of it in the pandemic era, but could not catch up. / 21 comments
The return of composting to downtown
You can now take your compost to Pier 25, where it will be reused someday in the park's garden beds; or get a pickup service and support a Hell's Kitchen nonprofit at the same time. / 5 comments
Exceed Physical Culture has closed our location
The gym opened in 2013 on three levels at 97 Reade, and is still offering private sessions and online classes from its uptown location.
Seen & Heard: Lispenard parties promoted on Instagram
Plus 16 Handles is open on Chambers; Pier 26 is ready for its closeup; several storefront windows are smashed on Worth Street. / 4 comments
Residents and CB1 sound off on homeless shelter for Fidi
Citing the threat of physical safety and potential harm to neighborhood children, local residents pushed back on the city's plan to bring 240 men to the Radisson on William Street. / 9 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Given the illegal activities surrounding the building, maybe a museum celebrating the counterfeiting industry would be an appropriate use of... — Reademan / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Good ideas and good luck trying to get some institution aware of the building and its possibilities -- — John Willenbecher / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Maybe it's worth pointing out the existence and availability of this building to the powers that be at some museums.... — Marcus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Good idea, Marcus. I always thought New York could use a Museum of Architecture (well there is the Skyscraper Museum... — George Bacon / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Before Koh that store was Kai’s Kids (if I’m not mistaken). She had a beautiful selection of kids’ clothing, including... — Phyllis Ruffer / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed
Starbucks is closing 4 FiDi Locations, BUT, This may not be such a bad announcement. Here’s why: The locations are... — Luis Vazquez/FiDi Fan Page / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Gosh, I hope Starbucks isn’t upset that workers are actively unionizing and have successfully unionized multiple locations across New York... — Justin / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow