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
Battery Dance celebrates Indian Independence Day
The annual festival at Wagner Park celebrated international dance in a week's worth of outdoor performances with the usual dramatic backdrop. / 1 comment
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Joke or not, that sign has to go. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar
Second that; thank you for the compelling history of this building (and our neighborhood)! When available, would be great to... — Reader on Reade / 54 Laight Street in the Tribeca North Historic District is for sale
Congratulations for staying in business in Tribeca. I had a storefront in Tribeca with my family for over 50 years... — Amy Bergenfeld / Spotlight: Greenwich St. Jewelers at 50
Apparently Chip City shuttered all 20+ of its retail locations this week. — James Bogardus / Cookies coming to 325 Greenwich
Sorry, but to whom should businesses cater, if not the neighborhood families who live and raise children there? — K / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is... — Matt / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow