Seen & Heard: Tribeca Tap House has closed
Sweetgreen is coming to Chambers Street; Eater adds Weather Up and the Dead Rabbit as top spots for first dates; a Q&A with a Terroir sommelier; local resident leads gala for Little Essentials. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Lunchtime immersive theater in the Wintergarden
Talk to the artist at Amedee Gallery; fly to Boston to see Bronx Tale the musical with DeNiro and Palminteri; explore the Americas with BPC resident historian; get kosher steaks in Fidi.
In the News: Honors for Frenchette
Plus the land use process for the jail on White Street begins; the city is suing the company behind the floating billboard; Peter Sacks gets a profile in the New Yorker. / 1 comment
Neighbor Report: Cynthia Rowley sets up corporate office on Jay
As S. and J. first reported, the fashion designer Cynthia Rowley has indeed taken over the space at 8 Jay – on the corner of Staple, for an office-slash-showroom. / 1 comment
Newsletter: April Fools’ Day
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CB1 meetings for April
Lots of action for this month ahead: liquor license for 161 Duane, the old Bouley space; the start of ULURP for the jail on White; a big plan for immersive theater on William, and more! / 5 comments
Where in Tribeca?
There's still hope...for more inspiration coming from the streets of Tribeca. So, what's the origin of this one? Thanks to JB for the eagle eye and the snap. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Midtown Italian coming to Duane?
Plus happy hour on a rooftop bar in the Seaport; local kids speak up at a meeting for Pier 40; a new store for the space at Jay and Staple; a peek inside a loft in 165 Duane, the former coconut factory. / 9 comments
Smorgasburg comes to the Oculus for good
The pop-up that was is now the new Smorgasburg WTC, opening Friday, April 12, at the Oculus Plaza and featuring 25 food stalls, including our own Duane Park Patisserie. / 1 comment
New kid (literally) on the Block: Ambassador
The pop-up store that opened at 49 Warren between West Bway and Church last summer, now has a real lease and offers unique products made in Japan, or made by Japanese artisans living in New York.
In the News: Digesting congestion pricing (say that five times fast)
Getting a handle on what congestion pricing will mean to us downtowners, especially now that it has picked up traction in the state legislature: Albany people say it’s likely they will have a deal brokered by Monday’s state budget deadline. / 22 comments
New arts center coming to Governor’s Island
The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council will develop the 1870s munitions warehouse -- the building to your right as you walk uphill from the ferry -- as a 40,000 square foot arts center.
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