Community Board says no to the White Street jail proposal
Too big, too vague and too unfair: CB1 layouts out a good dozen reasons why the city's plan to decentralize and close Riker's is not fully formed enough to get its support. / 6 comments
Laughing Man to expand into next-door space
Laughing Man, the diminutive coffee shop on the south side of Duane Street at Greenwich that opened in 2011, is expanding into the space next door. / 2 comments
In the News: New gallery on Franklin
Plus a high-tech plan for protecting downtown from flooding: sandbags; a negative review for Au Cheval; evaluating affordability in Battery Park City; Airbnb gets into the hotel business. / 2 comments
Downtown Day Camp: 2-8 Week Sessions | June 27 – August 23
Manhattan Youth's day camp offers athletics, aquatics, arts and sciences for the complete camp experience in 2- to 8-week sessions from June 27th to August 23rd. / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: Before it was the Odeon….
Plus Solidcore coming to Soho; the light comes out on Chambers; flying cement on Park Place; some life-sized hot wheels at Brookfield. / 4 comments
New Jean-Georges restaurant opens at Pier 17
Vongerichten has opened a new seafood restaurant – his first – called The Fulton, located at Pier 17. The chef now has 36 restaurants across the globe.
Introducing The Perfect Pairing | 30 Warren x Terroir Tribeca
A partnership with Terroir Tribeca offers residents of 30 Warren exclusive services, including private tastings, pairing advice and insight for building a wine collection. / Sponsored
In the News: The Oculus has a leak
Plus a quick interview with Larry Silverstein on attracting commercial tenants to Fidi; the ugly LED billboard floats on; new feathered tenants for Water Street. / 5 comments
New Kid on the Block: Nova Fitness
A new fitness studio on Leonard uses electrical muscle stimulation and suits fitted with electrodes to enhance personal training workouts and a range of classes
Newsletter: May 20
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Where in Tribeca?
This woodland creature and his pals are also joined by a few lizards adorning this downtown gem. / 7 comments
More bad news: Torly Kid will close mid-summer
Carol Adams said she’s watched business decline significantly over the past three years, and has decided to close her boutique after 15 years in business on Hudson and Duane. / 9 comments
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Right? It works with prostitution, or drugs, or any vice. It's simple economics, at least location-wise: no demand, no supply.... — jfrankp / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal
This post explains a bit about how many agencies are involved here, and the limitations on what they can do.... — Tribeca Citizen / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal
Yes. They only destroy the goods when they do those big raids that make the news. On daily sweeps if... — Randy / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal
That was going to be my comment as well. Social media should alert future tourists they might spend the night... — CJB / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal
Amazing that this vacant lot will finally be developed. — MJ / More on the new building for West Broadway and Warren
All of this hilarious, because there's one easy solution: arrest the customers. Do it regularly, even if to just dismiss... — jfrankp / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal