Seen & Heard: Two New Galleries
Hionas Gallery is returning to Tribeca, and Bortolami is involved in a new venture at the former Artists Space on Walker. Plus: Pop-up gallery on Warren; new work by Jeff Zimmerman; show of Tribeca paintings; 1st Precinct meeting for Soho and Hudson Square. / 2 comments
Quiz: Dead Restaurants (Part 2)
Can you identify these 10 deceased restaurants, as once described in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide? / 11 comments
Seen & Heard: Two Hands to Serve Dinner Again
Plus: Vote no on the community board proposal; Physique 57 opened on Sixth Ave.; Watts Street parking vigilante; Staple Street photo solved; 130 William's facade panels. / 3 comments
In the News: Loft Peeping at 443 Greenwich
Plus: Popcorn pop-up; more on the development of the Tribeca Cinemas building; alley painter; why Cynthia Nixon is running against Deborah Glick; fast-casual Chinese in FiDi; Savannah Guthrie; vote no on the three proposals.
New Restaurant in the Blaue Gans Space
Also on Community Board 1's November agendas: Four-story addition proposed for two-story building on Franklin; two existing restaurants appear top be getting taken over; booze at the Dirty Lemon store; Alamo Drafthouse; more.
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Seen & Heard: P.S. 234’s Annual Clothing Sale
Plus: A magnificent courthouse dome; the brewpub opening on Vandam; a treat for Australians; then-and-now construction photo project. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Another Card-Only Café
Plus: Favorite Halloween costume; Park Place tower crests buildings to the north; Spring Place opened a Beverly Hills outpost; "NSFW" art exhibit; homeless people in Fulton Center; "Search Party" shoot. / 5 comments
In the News: P.S. 150 Space to Be Reallocated for Residential Use
Plus: Barge company threatens more intrusive ads; politicians push to pause and restart the jail plan; Oscar de la Renta designers live in Tribeca; NBA player(s) appear to have bought on Walker; de Blasio blames others for poor planning; 88 White history. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Greenwich Village Supermarket Also Gone
Plus: How to donate leftover Halloween candy to the troops; checking in on Park Place tower; souvenir shop closed; persimmon, tangerine, and cherimoya season; Stefan Kürten paintings. / 5 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
This smacks of cronyism to such a degree that I wonder why Tish James has not yet initiated an investigation.... — Heide Fasnacht / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park
Pier 40 was a little more than 1/4 mile from ICE on Varick Street. This garage would be substantially farther... — James Bogardus / Nosy Neighbor: What is up with this garage on Harrison?
How are they legal to drive in NYC with no license plates? — Robert Ripps / Nosy Neighbor: What is up with this garage on Harrison?
Is government surveillance really what is most important to Tribecans in the STATE SENATE? C'mon people - streets are a... — Downtown Dad Reborn / David Siffert has won the Democratic primary race for Assembly District 66
Oh, and the "storm walls" have got to be the most unattractive design element ever perpetrated on NYC. Expect a... — Downtown Dad Reborn / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park
This will go down as one of the largest financial boondoggles in the history of NYC perpetrated by Albany based... — Downtown Dad Reborn / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park
Very nice. What about the streets and subway that flood like inland seas? — MH / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park