Seen & Heard: Grants for downtown storefronts
Plus Conception Arts show tonight; the mayor will address placard abuse this afternoon; some massing drawings for 86 Warren
The news from up north: 142 Watts Street
The sidewalk shed going up around 142 Watts (or 457 Washington) is prepping the building for a conversion from office and multiple dwellings to a single family residence on the second through fifth floor, with a new sixth floor to be used as part of the residence. / 1 comment
Newsletter: Feb. 21
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In the News: 108 Chambers closing in
Plus an exhibit on Auschwitz planned for the Museum of Jewish Heritage; a local expert talks about chronic illness in the Times; more on Weinstein's Tribeca office.
Seen & Heard: Brewfest at Brookfield
Plus the 9/11 Run/Walk is open for registration; b8ta opens at Brookfield; the Mysterious Bookshop will host a discussion with author Michele W. Miller.
On the eternal hunt for local Thai food
Uncle Boon's Sister on Mott and Spring is the take-out, simplified little sib of the Michelin-starred Uncle Boon located around the corner.
Seen & Heard: Savida taking shape
Plus throwback on Front Street; Justin Gelband also gets a mention in Vogue; Tribeca PAC will host the annual Highlights in Jazz event.
There’s a new Chief in town
Chief is a clubhouse for VP- and C-suite-level women to meet, share and get support for and from each other. There’s also a high-minded mission: to increase the number of women at the executive level by helping build a network.
In the News: Tracking the Tribeca gallery district
Plus Harvey Weinstein's office at 375 Greenwich sells; the luxury market dips; FiDi's studio-rich housing stock makes it the focus of what Streeteasy calls the "singles tax." / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Menswear landmark edition
J. Crew's Liquor Store has a month left, plus Freemans offers custom suits on Canal and Greenwich; Tribeca workouts for models and a ghost sign that needs identifying. / 7 comments
Loft Peeping: Mantiques at the Grabler Building
For sale at 44 Laight: a 4,000-square-foot three-bed, 2.5-bath loft with a steel catwalk and tons of exposed stuff: bricks, ducts, cast-iron columns, wood beams, pipes, you name it. / 2 comments
Newsletter: Feb. 18 Happy President’s Day
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ON MY! Whatever will we do when people who don't look like we do, who have less money than we... — Mary Amsterdam / A protest is scheduled at the Independence Plaza garage
You're worried about "Antifa" coming to our neighborhood when we have actual fascists running the country. Get a grip and... — Elizabeth / A protest is scheduled at the Independence Plaza garage
Why would you bring that to our neighborhood. The protest that is. That attracts those radical antifa groups to then... — Sandra / A protest is scheduled at the Independence Plaza garage
He’s a local character to anyone around that block. Wish him the best if he has now finally left. — MM / Nosy Neighbor: What is happening at 27 Desbrosses?
Your patisserie wasn’t just a bakery it was part of the community. When we lived in BPC we always bought... — Deirdre / Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14
I like it. it’s very nice for this area to have a new deli. — John N / New deli is open on Beach
The 50 Hudson addition is a gift to the neighborhood. I wouldn't have thought I'd ever say that. But the... — WCJ / In the News: A review of 50 Hudson