Eyesore of the Week: Greenwich Street cobbles
Some of the neighborhood's cobblestone streets are in desperate need of some TLC from the DDC or the DOT -- or whatever agency can bring the Belgian block back to life. / 18 comments
In the News: A proposal to fill in Tribeca’s Hudson River Park
Plus luxury housing selling at a discount; single tickets on sale for film festival; NYPD opposed placard plan; an analysis of plan to fill in Seaport; Car & Driver evaluates congestion pricing. / 3 comments
New kid (just over) the border: Takeshi
The omakase restaurant has only 10 seats in a tiny storefront on Grand but the experience is special. And somehow not so precious, as you’d guess a place like this could be. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Tribeca MedSpa gets its own face lift
Plus the best billboard ever; the man behind Fidi fanpage; paintings by TC Cannon at the Museum of the American Indian; Hudson River Park volunteers give the Tribeca boardwalk a spring cleaning.
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In the News: Au Cheval is now taking reservations
Plus the Museum of Jewish Heritage unveils a German boxcar used to transport prisoners during the Holocaust; The Times 52 Places Traveler travels here; BK Brewery brewmaster goes to the movies.
Seven-story building coming to Lispenard and Church
A proposal for an 87-foot building with five apartments and retail on the ground floor has been permitted at 321 Church, which they are calling 31 Lispenard, natch. / 5 comments
Tribeca gets its close-up at Pier 94 photo show
British photographer William Furniss will be showing his views of Tribeca at the AIPAD Photography Show at Pier 94. His work uses old-style contact sheets to assemble urban streetscapes.
In the News: City Winery will move to Pier 57
Plus parents weigh in on brownfield site cleanup; the Star Tribune summaries the state budget; 108 Leonard clocktower preservationists lose in court -- the clock will go electric. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Tribeca Tap House has closed
Sweetgreen is coming to Chambers Street; Eater adds Weather Up and the Dead Rabbit as top spots for first dates; a Q&A with a Terroir sommelier; local resident leads gala for Little Essentials. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Lunchtime immersive theater in the Wintergarden
Talk to the artist at Amedee Gallery; fly to Boston to see Bronx Tale the musical with DeNiro and Palminteri; explore the Americas with BPC resident historian; get kosher steaks in Fidi.
In the News: Honors for Frenchette
Plus the land use process for the jail on White Street begins; the city is suing the company behind the floating billboard; Peter Sacks gets a profile in the New Yorker. / 1 comment
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
Teaneck here! — SW / Prepping for the storm
Teaneck! — SW / Prepping for the storm
I heard that Alternate Plan #3 is to turn it into a ballroom. — SW / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Yes! Our firehouse on Long Island also sounded the snowday alarm -- along with a noon whistle every day that... — Tribeca Citizen / Prepping for the storm
So funny, I took almost identical photos at WF on Saturday! The cupboards were literally bare, and there was a... — SW / Let the hoarding begin
This whole idea was poorly conceived. Ludicrous waste of time and the mess it has created is unconscionable. Nothing wrong... — R. / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Whole Foods is poorly stocked even when the weather is good. It is hit or miss on even the most... — Elizabeth / Let the hoarding begin