Newsletter: Nov. 22
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Seen & Heard: Fika Has Reopened
Plus: Praise for a beet dish at Little Park; New York Academy of Art's facade unveiling; Robert Janz has his way with a phone booth; group show at Barney Savage Gallery. / 2 comments
Tribeca Then and Now: The Unknowns (Part 5)
Many of Jane Freeman's photos from the 1980s and 1990s were taken at locations I've been unable to identify. Feel free to weigh in. / 9 comments
In the News: Brookfield Place Lobby Redo Includes a New Restaurant
Plus: Gucci's Soho bookstore is now open; Pascaline Lepeltier of Racines named best sommelier in France; Masa Takayama ceramics for sale. / 5 comments
Seen & Heard: Philly Pretzel Factory Appears Closed
Plus: Wonderful artworks of 56 Leonard and Tribeca Bridge; dog lost in Tribeca; food-cart garage in FiDi. / 6 comments
Canada Gallery Is Moving to Tribeca
After Regen Projects backed out of its plan to open an outpost on Lispenard, Canada gallery decided to take the space. / 3 comments
In the News: Inside the WeWork Elementary School
Plus: Parking garage at 56 Leonard accused of mangling a Ferrari; new rendering for 100 Franklin; Best Market chain sold to German grocer; recipes from Yves; meeting about storm resiliency at ball fields. / 7 comments
Seen & Heard: Sea’s Canal Street Boutique Is Open
Plus: Protests against awful author today; the Come Back Daily CBD shop looks sharp; pastrami restaurant opening on Lafayette; two businesses accepting Toys for Tots donations; any news on the Leonard Street wine bar? / 3 comments
McDonald’s Said to Be Closing
One hesitates to pray for demolition, but that building is a blight, especially compared to what used to stand there—a twin to the beauty across Thomas. / 8 comments
Newsletter: Nov. 19
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Quiz: Dead Restaurants (Part 3)
"Downstairs, meanwhile, is the bar, which feels like a ’70s swinger’s den, complete with a painting of horses humping." Ring a bell? / 8 comments
Another Stab at Turning 67 Vestry Into Condos
Iliad Realty Group has filed plans with the attorney general's office, but it's unclear whether the company wants to use the existing building or demolish it. / 2 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
I don't dispute James Bogardus's extensive explanation. When I called cast iron architecture "avant garde," I was referring to the... — Gary / Sneak Peek: 14 White
love FDNY, thank you for the article. — kc / A holiday stroll around the neighborhood’s firehouses
Love this!!! Thank you FDNY! 🙏🏻🎄✨ — Katie Milo / A holiday stroll around the neighborhood’s firehouses
This is the kind of planning that has me very apprehensive about his time as mayor. Let's have a big... — K / Mamdani inauguration will close off Broadway on New Year’s Day
"Even cast-iron architecture might have been considered avant garde when it first appeared." No. Just no. Cast iron was intentionally... — James Bogardus / Sneak Peek: 14 White
No slight was intended against Tribeca Paint. It's just nice to have a choice of stores, like we used to.... — Gary / In the News: A 70-year-old Fidi hardware store faces closure
The facade resembles two buildings on Church Street - one on the corner of Warren, the other at Chambers Street.... — Gary / Sneak Peek: 14 White