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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History of Tribeca Buildings
I'm all for it. — Marcus / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
Interesting question - considering what happened at the Tents & Trails building on Park Place. The current cross-bracing is complex,... — Gary / Construction Update: Southeast corner of West Broadway and Warren
The crossing on the west side of the intersection of Canal and 6th Av is very long. There is a... — Heide Fasnacht / Canal Street ranks as one of city’s deadliest
im devasted i loved nish nush :( — Nish Nush / Nish Nush has closed to make way for a new building
K sez: Will be interesting to watch how they shore up the neighboring buildings - which were tilting/falling after the... — K / Construction Update: Southeast corner of West Broadway and Warren
No surprise. I've almost been run over multiple times by red-light running speeders. There should be: - speed bumps -... — Marcus / Canal Street ranks as one of city’s deadliest
It's 4,000 new units at 100 Gold St, they're estimating over 8,000 new residents. — FidiMom / Seen & Heard: Big reno for east side of Pace campus