The neighborhood hunt for a prized piece of street art
The street artist Dee Dee sent fans on a wild goose chase around the neighborhood for her version of an Easter Egg, ending with victory for one Tribecan in Soho. / 1 comment
A mask factory on Warren for local delivery people
Need masks? A food stylist and photographer dusted off her sewing machine and is taking orders from local restaurants who are still making deliveries.
Local Business Update: King’s Pharmacy
The pharmacy -- our go-to source for Hot Wheels, Beanie Babies and emergency oaktag for kids' science projects -- is running out of cash, with no loan program in sight. / 19 comments
Taste of Tribeca Community Fund approaching $60k
The original goal was $15k; now organizers have purchased and delivered 1800 meals, and hope to double that in the next two weeks.
Buy meals at Zucker’s; feed the hungry
Donate to Zucker's and they will employ their staff to feed the homeless at the Bowery Mission and deliver to the covid units at city hospitals.
Newsletter: April 13
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Where in Tribeca?
Where is this missive to the neighborhood -- a hand-painted love letter in a time of crisis. / 2 comments
Peter Panayiotou, the owner of Gee Whiz, dies from the coronavirus
With his partner Andy Koutsoudakis, he opened Gee Whiz more than 30 years ago. Now both men have died from the virus, as their families plan to carry on. / 13 comments
Still Working: Ox Verte
There are a few local companies that have found ways to tweak their business models to suit the times. This edition: corporate caterer Ox Verte on Reade Street.
Happy Easter! Local churches are online for the holidays
Using Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, St. Peter's, Trinity and Lower Manhattan Community Church are all offering services online.
Seen & Heard: Lights of Hope
Downtown buildings lighting up for first responders; spring break at Brooklyn Robot Foundry; vandals at work; fundraiser for LES Enfants de Boheme in Two Bridges. / 1 comment
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
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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
I was shocked when I was walking around Tribeca. I've been living away, so coming back now and seeing so... — Van / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Or make it a mall of counterfeiters, like a Needle Park or, better yet, the modern-day Essex Market of counterfeiting.... — James Bogardus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
The Starbucks on Chambers and W. Broadway is definitely popular and it's situated in a dream spot considering the subway... — Jslv / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
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