Newsletter: Dec. 13
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In the News: $55 Million Penthouse Sets Tribeca Record
Plus: Manhattan Detention Center to triple in size; two robberies at Independence Plaza; what to do with the New Market Building site once the demolition is done. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Kori Is Closed for Renovations
Plus: Were the holiday decorations at the 30 Park Place plaza installed correctly?; the Jeff Koons sculpture outside 7 World Trade Center is still gone; Design For Progress Garage Sale at Canal Street Market; "Law & Order: SVU" shoot; sassy cake. / 7 comments
Immediate Occupancy for the Holidays at One Hundred Barclay Tribeca
The space you need. Every amenity you want. In the middle of the neighborhood you love. / Sponsored
Rumble Is Opening Here
The boxing-inspired group fitness classes boast "the best hip hop and mashups bumping through our premium nightclub quality sound system [...] and a lighting system that hits you in all the right places." / 1 comment
In the News: Diner Doomed
Plus: More on the Tibetan prayer flags at Bogardus Garden; three area restaurants make the New York Times's Best of 2018 list; city failing small businesses. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: The Maharishi Store Is Finally Finished
Plus: This Is Gyro is open; work is underway at Max's future home on W. Broadway; local organization looking for help; pedestrian breakthrough on the Church Street side of the World Trade Center. / 3 comments
Shop, Dine & Celebrate in Lower Manhattan
With over 1,300 diverse shops, world-class restaurants and hotels, and iconic attractions—all in one walkable square mile—Lower Manhattan is your place to make the most of this holiday season. / Sponsored
Nosy Neighbor: Why Is Bogardus Plaza Taking So Long?
"Why is Bogardus Plaza taking so long? It seems like they tear it up, go underground, cover it up, then tear it up again! So many machines and so many people for such a small space." —S. / 5 comments
In the News: Christmas Trees Are More Expensive This Year
Plus: Bill de Blasio made a call to save P.S. 150; high-end real estate is a buyer's market right now; "Fearless Girl" is in its new location; two-story topper on White Street.
Seen & Heard: Go Caroling With Torly Kid
Plus: Praise for Downtown Florist; an amusing photo; Pen Parentis's December salon is about food and drink; "MF" shoot. / 1 comment
Quiz: Dead Restaurants (Part 6)
"The thrift-shop finds, wood paneling, and rec-room light fixtures speak less of Latin America than to the 80s and early 90s, when you scavenged at the Goodwill store and your favorite band was from Athens, Ga." Can you identify these 10 deceased restaurants? / 6 comments
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Hopefully this will have some benefit for other businesses but I do have to say it was always packed. Very... — John Gallagher / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
I, for one, and so tired of graffiti. The art deco post office on Canal gets carefully scrubbed clean, only... — Marcus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Ben If the area was pedestrianized, what would happen with emergency vehicles, Access a Ride, school buses, trash pick-up? The... — Lisa / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
I'm sorry to hear this news. My condolences to the family. I was a regular until 2007 when we moved... — Kevin Clarke / Jerry Walker, co-owner of Walker’s and The Ear Inn, has died
It's 3:45 and the line for pillows wraps from the park around on Reade and the end is only about... — N / Seen & Heard: 24-hour golf simulators in Hudson Square
This is a real shame. They had wonderful clothes and bought my daughter’s favorite clothes there when she was a... — John Gallagher / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed
Throwing the word NIMBY into the mix suggest you did engage the reasonable concerns expressed here. Worse than NIMBYism is... — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold