Big hearing for Pier 40 tomorrow night
The state legislature will decide soon whether to allow office uses at Pier 40, so the park and fields can finally be redeveloped for the long haul. / 14 comments
Newsletter: May 27 — Happy Memorial Day!
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Where in (not quite) Tribeca?
Just your friendly neighborhood alligator (crocodile? do any New Yorkers know the difference?) making a break for it in a nearby doorway.... / 8 comments
In the News: McQueen coming to Soho
Plus Taylor's good investment on Franklin; more restaurants at 70 Pine for Crown Shy chef; Uber and Lyft causing problems in San Francisco.
Giant concert venue coming to 123 Greenwich
Live Nation and Legends Hospitality are proposing an 80,000-square-foot entertainment venue for the American Stock Exchange building, two blocks south of the World Trade Center. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Late nights start at Governors Island
Plus events this weekend on the Lilac at Pier 25; contemporary art show at the Museum of the American Indian; Frenchette snags honors for food and glasses.
Lennon’s Nutopian Embassy reborn at 1 White
The building Lennon acquired as part of a satirical scheme to avoid deportation is being reimagined as a vertical restaurant and wine bar with the same name. / 10 comments
Seen & Heard: Fleetweek floating campaign
Plus Amazon Go will take your cash; a newly engaged celebrity strolls along Washington Market Park; Pearl River Mart's gallery show imagines an alternative Hollywood.
Newsletter: May 23
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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
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History of Tribeca Buildings
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