Seen & Heard: Open house events for kids on the Lilac
Plus Streeteasy releases its report on the glut of unsold new condos; a woman stages a funeral for her student debt in the Trinity graveyard; Amazon's sidewalk office; fall color in WMP. / 6 comments
In the News: Protections for 100 Centre
Plus drain your lymph in Soho; more details on the group that had a climate die-in at the bull; luxury condo buildings taking inventory loans and rentals to bridge the sales gap.
Newsletter: Oct. 17
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White Street jail’s getting smaller, but never small enough
The council has said it will tell the city to reduce the size of the jail proposed for White Street, but it's still 29-floors and years of demolition and construction. / 6 comments
The Belnord | The Iconic Upper West Side Landmark Re-envisioned by Robert A.M. Stern | Over 30,000 SF of Indoor and Outdoor Amenities
Closings have commenced at the grandest of the neighborhood's apartment houses. Two- to six-bedroom condominium residences with combination opportunities priced from $4M. / Sponsored
New Kid on the Block: Reform Club
Local yoga instructor Caroline Rouine has brought her own hybrid brand of kinetic stretching, TRX and yoga to the former Tribeca Barre space on Warren, with classes for kids too.
In the News: The Dutch are coming to keep us dry
Plus the Gural Family will renovate 7 Hanover Square; the last big chunk of Governors Island is put out to bid for a climate change center; BPC wants to keep its rentals.
Boo! Neighborhood Halloween roundup
Across the neighborhood there are Halloween events for kids not to mention the usual neighborhood trick-or-treating on Halloween night.
Nosy Neighbor: Will the sun come out on the Sun Building clocks?
"I have been waiting to see if they are refurbishing the beautiful clocks on the two Broadway corners. There is a box next to the dismantled one…I’m hoping it contains some parts for repair." / 2 comments
In the News: A hunt for the perfect $2M apartment
Plus NYPD officers who died from 9/11 illnesses are added to the memorial wall; two teenagers dive in the Hudson for a volleyball (and are fished out); work on the equitable building is complete. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Bogardus Plaza plans its Tribeca scavenger hunt
Plus a local school teacher starts a tutoring business; a city van crushes the sidewalk on Franklin Street; could there be action at the long closed City Hall? / 2 comments
New Kid (literally) on the Block: GothamFix
Sammy Acevedo, who worked at Gotham Bikes at both of its former Tribeca locations for 19 years, has set up a mobile bicycle shop that he parks on Greenwich and Chambers. / 8 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
As I see it, it all matters. A civilized city should have good solutions to all of these issues. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
With Paper Source now closed inside Maman, where are people buying greeting cards/wrapping paper locally? (I want to avoid Hobby... — Sara / Seen & Heard: Maman is back open
I prefer the stickers to homeless, junkies, and excrement from dogs or humans. Focus on what matters maybe? — Thomas / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
Agreed about the sidewalk stickers, along with the painted on / sprayed on sidewalk ads and "clever" saying. Also, what... — Marcus / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
Those sidewalk stickers are a new out of home ad treatment; they are everywhere, they are hideous and yes, they... — nichole / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
I love this interview. What that NC senatorial candidate said about Morris -- that he captured her voice uniquely well... — Komanoff / TCQ&A: Morris Katz
a reminder to parents and care givers: Duane Park Patisserie gives homemade treats to trick or treaters from toddlers through... — madeline c lanciani / Halloween in Washington Market Park — and more to come