Where in Tribeca?
Water, water everywhere, but in this case, the game is to be more precise. Let's see who keeps their nose to the cobblestone as they walk. / 2 comments
In the News: Woman killed by Downtown Alliance bus
Arlene Kalfus, 81, a resident of Gateway Plaza, was hit and killed by the Downtown Connection jitney in front of her building on Thursday, immediately after getting off the M9. / 8 comments
Seen & Heard: A marker for the first synagogue in North America
A street co-naming honors the Mill Street Synagogue, built in 1730 on what is now an Icon parking lot on South William Street, and Rabbi Gershom Mendes Seixas, a leader of the Jewish community during the colonial era. / 2 comments
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
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Welcome to the neighborhood! Look forward to trying their coffee. — James S / New Kid on the Block: Neiberhud Coffee