Newsletter: July 4 — Happy Independence Day!
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Seen & Heard: Fireworks at the Brooklyn Bridge
More than 25,000 shells will be launched from and around the bridge to the musical theme of American Cinema. Act fast and the Howard Hughes Corp. will take you out on a boat. / 2 comments
Lyfeping on Chambers is back
The juice and smoothie bar that closed this winter after six months is now back, with new seating options and an expanded menu. / 1 comment
Yoga studio coming to Greenwich and Harrison
Rumor has it that the former Giorgia space at 435 Greenwich will be a yoga studio, making it, by my count, the 16th yoga studio in the nabe. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Paul Rudd slimes himself in Tribeca
Plus local photographer Robert Ripps has installation at the Western Union building; a new digital series from AD; 87 on Walker coming soon from local restaurateur. / 2 comments
In the News: A worker falls from 28 Hubert construction
Plus the borough president fights the Two Bridges supertalls; Flora Vere welcomes summer; the Tribeca galleries band together; the state legislature may take on the floating billboard. / 1 comment
Community Board 1 agendas for July
Looks like lots of storefronts are being activated, if all goes as planned: the old Max space, Brushstroke, Iron Horse, Bar Cyrk and a few sidewalk cafes too. Note there are no meetings in August. / 4 comments
In the News: Grubhub Seamless in City Council’s spotlight
The council's small business committee held a hearing on GrubHub Seamless' habit of charging fees to restaurants for orders that were never placed.
Newsletter: July 1
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In the News: Crown Shy gets a rave from the Times
Plus the Aloft hotel breaks ground in Fidi; the giant entertainment space in Brookfield called Convene has CB1 worried.
77 Greenwich tops out at Rector Street
The building is 500 feet and 42 stories with a "pleated" glass curtain wall façade on the upper floors. The apartments start on the 15th floor; the base up till that point is cast stone. / 1 comment
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
DOB records aside, the most recent photo on Google Streetview of 139 Franklin Street without a sidewalk shed is from... — James Bogardus / Conversion plans are set for Sofia Brothers warehouse on Franklin
DOB records of active sidewalk sheds (https://www.nyc.gov/assets/buildings/html/sidewalk-shed-map.html) in CB 1 shows 139 Franklin Street "active permit" dates from 2/4/2022, or... — James Bogardus / Conversion plans are set for Sofia Brothers warehouse on Franklin
Thanks for confirming what I thought the likely outcome would be. It should be a simple matter to keep the... — Gary / Watching time in the neighborhood
I think not. This was my last update. https://tribecacitizen.com/2025/01/02/the-injustice-of-time-and-the-clock-tower-building/ — Tribeca Citizen / Watching time in the neighborhood
Devon and Blakely at Liberty and South End (upstairs, next to Starbucks) is also closed. — Lloyd C Bishop / Seen & Heard: Openings and closings at the malls
Went to Toby's grand opening today and was the 4th customer. They were just getting things moving but we absolutely... — KC / Toby’s Estate opens next week
Great little piece on clocks that often go unnoticed! When these clocks were installed in the "pocket watch" era, not... — Gary / Watching time in the neighborhood