Is Amazon Opening a Bookstore Here?
What's new at Brookfield Place and Westfield World Trade Center: Two closings, a clarification about Sant Ambroeus, and a blockbuster rumor. / 20 comments
Seen & Heard: $500 Reward for Helping Cops With a Difficult Arrest
Plus: The city's "first tea-themed immersive art pop-up" is coming to Broadway; suggestion sought for sushi-grade fish; "Ray Donovan" set; Department of Buildings launches online map of construction projects; Warren Street reconstruction. / 14 comments
In the News: Cocaine Tonic
Plus: P.S. 234's new principal; body found in the East River; recent local thefts; dads meet to talk about how to raise boys; the Washington Market Park tennis court. / 3 comments
The Best Public Art Over the Years
If the Anish Kapoor sculpture coming to 56 Leonard lives up to its renderings, I think it'll turn into a symbol of Tribeca. And even though it's technically private art, it got me thinking of public art over the years—and in particular, the installations that really dazzled. / 9 comments
Newsletter: Aug. 23
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In the News: Bâtard’s Chef Is Moonlighting at Augustine
Plus: A jewelry designer's Tribeca duplex; looking back at Trinity Church's real-estate holdings in Lower Manhattan through the years.
The Blurry City
Every now and then, the camera refuses to focus, and I find the result transfixing. / 2 comments
Mandarin Immersion Preschool Prep Open House At Reade Street Prep
Join us tomorrow evening to learn what it’s like to immerse your child into Chinese language and culture. / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: Paper Source Will Be in Maman
Plus: The best BLT around; checking in on the Japanese restaurant coming to Warren; Il Mulino brunch; disappointing windows on Bjarke Ingels's otherwise fabulous High Line buildings; graphic novelists at Pen Parentis.
In the News: Cast Iron House Got a $45 Million Loan
Plus: New York Times takes two stars away from Nobu; Citi Bike to test motorized bicycles; Citigroup is launching a private ferry between Pier 25 and Jersey City; Square Diner. / 7 comments
Seen & Heard: Where Is Paper Source’s Tribeca Shop?
Plus: Construction appears imminent at Broadway and Franklin; mystery wire on W. Broadway; possible bank branch; OpenTable ignores everything south of Houston Street. / 1 comment
First Look Inside the Hotel at 456 Greenwich
"This property will be one of the most luxurious hotels in New York City," says one of the developers of the 96-room hotel going up at Greenwich and Desbrosses. / 7 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
I'm a bit confused by the whole thing. That approximate location has historically been the location of the city jail... — John Gallagher / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Teaneck here! — SW / Prepping for the storm
Teaneck! — SW / Prepping for the storm
I heard that Alternate Plan #3 is to turn it into a ballroom. — SW / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Yes! Our firehouse on Long Island also sounded the snowday alarm -- along with a noon whistle every day that... — Tribeca Citizen / Prepping for the storm
So funny, I took almost identical photos at WF on Saturday! The cupboards were literally bare, and there was a... — SW / Let the hoarding begin
This whole idea was poorly conceived. Ludicrous waste of time and the mess it has created is unconscionable. Nothing wrong... — R. / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail