Join Lower Manhattan Community Church for a special Easter service
All are welcome on Easter Sunday for a 10:30 a.m. service. There will be nursery care for infants as well as age-appropriate programs for toddlers though middle school students. / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: Australian bridal imports on Warren
Plus seeking info on the stake-out at Balloon Saloon; upcoming meeting for Tribeca Alliance Partnership; a proposed fee for paper bags; promises from the Five Boro Bike Tour. / 20 comments
Little league opening day: by the numbers and smiles
Downtown Little League is now the largest single chapter little league program in the United States, and to illustrate that, here are some numbers and even better, photos by a local pro. / 3 comments
Tribeca Spa of Tranquility celebrates Spa Week with special discounts for readers
Subscribers to the Tribeca Citizen can book discounts on all spa services, including a series of treatments for $50: a 45-minute massage, European facial or Foot Reflexology. / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: Another neighborhood bench mystery
Plus Frankly Wines is expanding; Pen Parentis presents a panel discussion on individualism; a study of Jack the Ripper at the Mysterious Bookshop; get a dose of Bach at lunchtime at St. Paul's. / 1 comment
Newsletter: April 8
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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
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History of Tribeca Buildings
FIDI is ringed along the coastline by terrific green space; has green pockets like Bowling Green, the Elevated Acre, City... — Manhattanmommie / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
I do wonder about all of the new residences going into FiDi given there is virtually no green space, very... — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Zucker's is still my go to bagel source! — Robert Ripps / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Shinola had a cafe in the front when it opened, but then the cafe part closed, like, 10 years ago.... — PGCNYC / Seen & Heard: Drip coffee at Shinola
Similar background, the same thought. Saddens me a bit. I haven't tried the Utopia Bagels shop on 34th, which may... — Mulciber / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
The best non-bagel shop bagel is Starbucks. I remember Florence when I worked down the block from 51st Street. Loved... — Sherri Rosen / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Glad to read the clarifying comment by Judy Epstein Gage, and glad to hear David Gage will be staying in... — Marcus / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood