Newsletter: August 13
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Seen & Heard: Walker’s back soon?
Plus Mulberry & Vine opens in DUMBO, and the Museum of Jewish Heritage makes plans to reopen in September, while other big museums remain shuttered. / 3 comments
If you love Tribeca, do the census
Downtown is being undercounted in the census and that matters for a lot of things, not the least of all its public schools. Do it today. / 3 comments
New Kid on the Block: Hawa bubble tea and smoothies
The local smoothie franchise Hawa has taken the space that was Razzle Dazzle Barbershop and is offering smoothies, juices, bubble teas and acai shakes and bowls. / 3 comments
Frenchette opens tonight and is already booked
The James Beard award winner is serving curbside and reservations are sold out through till August 22 on its reservation app. / 7 comments
Gee Whiz opened yesterday!
What a relief. Seeing Gee Whiz dark all these months was a daily reminder of the toll the virus took on the area's businesses and the people who make Tribeca a real neighborhood. / 6 comments
Nosy Neighbor: When will the Citi Bike stations be re-installed?
J. writes to ask about the stations that were once in front of Whole Foods and the Mysterious Bookshop, plus an update on the dock at Duane and Greenwich. / 16 comments
Le Pain Quotidien is back open, defying rumors
The Tribeca and Gateway locations have come back to life, despite dire predictions after the US branch of the British company filed for bankruptcy protection in May. / 5 comments
Newsletter: August 10
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Field Trip: Riverside Park South
Bike or walk up to Riverside Park South for some sunny open lawn space or shade under a willow tree.
Where in Tribeca?
Where in Tribeca is this graphic image, made more unusual by serving a new purpose and being mounted upside down? / 2 comments
Why aren’t officers wearing masks?
Dozens of officers on duty to close off City Hall Park and the surrounding streets but hardly any of them are wearing masks, even when talking to the public. / 15 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
History of Tribeca Buildings
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
I think you would feel differently if your private moments with your children were being surveilled and photographed. People shouldn't... — Fiona / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
Truly sad. Got our son's first "Tribeca Cool Kids" clothes there 15 years ago (on sale!) and they couldn't have... — Downtown Dad Again / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed
The graffiti in question looks very similar to the same outside of Target (on the never-ending construction barriers) which questioned... — Downtown Dad Again / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Our apartment was inside the "frozen zone" and when we were finally able to return to it in mid-October, I... — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... / A documentary honors the work of the Sanitation Department after 9/11