Newsletter: August 22
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Seen & Heard: Two Hands open for dinner soon
Plus play pickleball on Wednesdays in Battery Park City; three fancy pop-up restaurants from afar at Spring Studios; a look back to the 1940 Vesuvio Bakery.
In the News: Museum of Ice Cream opening Soho location
Plus fighter jets over the Hudson; park vendors lose a legal battle; Meryl Streep's still trying to sell penthouse.
If these walls could talk…
Compiled from Tom Miller's posts at Daytonian in Manhattan, the History of Tribeca Buildings database now has more than 125 entries, each with the zesty anecdotes you've come to expect. Here are three recent additions.
Seen & Heard: Love at 3 World Trade
Plus new bar from David Chang's Momofuko operation opens at Pier 17; string trio performs in Rockefeller Park; sounds of India family workshop this weekend. / 1 comment
In the News: Cuomo goes after floating billboards
Plus 74 Trinity Place update; a feature on Aisling Franciosi; war on Battery Park ticket sellers. / 3 comments
Friends of Finn Square: Making the most of 1/10th of an acre
The tiny non-profit that maintains the tiny traffic triangle has launched a website and a fundraising campaign, and is seeking volunteers with time or talent -- or both. / 10 comments
Crowd Sourcing: Inexpensive co-working spaces downtown
Sarabeth's is the latest neighborhood location to join the fleet of inexpensive co-working spaces hosted in restaurants in the off hours. / 2 comments
In the News: Fidi’s residential struggle
Plus upcoming talk about a forgotten Revolutionary War figure; Kaley Cuoco in Marshall's; Soho's vacancy crisis / 3 comments
Portrait of the Artist: Jennifer Elster
The latest in photographer Claudine Williams's series of Q&As with people in the arts: Jennifer Elster, an experimental artist, director, performer and the founder of The Development. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Tennis Open at Brookfield
Plus Afro-Soca family dance party in Battery Park City's Esplanade Plaza; Keste introduces baked cheese focaccia; the Tribeca connection to the Williamsburg music scene.
In the News: Arrest made in Fulton bomb scare
Plus Tory Burch flagship store update; a rice paddy in the middle of the city; Nathan Berman making moves. / 3 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
No chance of this happening under Mamdani. In fact, he recently rescinded all criminal enforcement of bike violations: https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/03/mayor-mamdani-announces-end-to-criminal-enforcement-for-minor-tr His... — James S / Teenager killed riding bike on Centre and Chambers this morning
Thanks for featuring this, could be a real pain if I hadn’t been warned. Good job, Carl — Carl friedberg / No weekend service on the 1, 2, 3
This isn't going to stop until police start ticketing bikers for riding on sidewalks, ignoring traffic lights and going the... — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... / Teenager killed riding bike on Centre and Chambers this morning
Hi Joe, it was Prescotts. I was the Saturday nightBartender.! What a great time we had what a great jukebox!!... — Im eileen the bartender from Prescott’s! / When Tribeca Was Small (Part Two)
I am a white male, 50-something and I don’t agree with the demonization of immigrants by Trump and his followers.... — Just The Facts ... / A protest is scheduled at the Independence Plaza garage
The 311 website now directs you to call 911 to report street vendors selling counterfeit goods. — B / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal
What happened to responsible driving? Bicycles and e-bikes are vehicles, and their operators are drivers - not pedestrians on a... — Gary / Teenager killed riding bike on Centre and Chambers this morning