Seen & Heard: A New Wine Bar on Leonard
Plus: Kaffe 1668 South is getting a renovation; construction truck crashes through hollow sidewalk; could the big stage at the Oculus be for the VMAs?; climbing dome at Peck Slip; the entrance to 111 Murray is open (but the sidewalk isn't). / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Store Closure at Brookfield Place
Plus: Attempting to replicate a photo of 111 Murray; tourist bus crowds at West and Chambers; competition to design a better garbage can; half the unknown-location photos from the late 1980s have been identified. / 3 comments
In the News: Tribeca Penthouse Sells at Deep Discount
Plus: Inside the Color Factory pop-up; history of the building where L'Angolo is; the stalled Battery Maritime Building conversion gets a new investor; a toast to Raoul's. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Another Store Closed at the World Trade Center Mall
Plus: Petition against the de Blasio administration's plan to build a 40-story jail on Worth Street; forthcoming barbershop includes "Dazzler" massages; the Kati Roll Company opens today; more shoots. / 21 comments
If Tribeca’s Walls Could Talk
The History of Tribeca Buildings database—compiled from Tom Miller's posts at Daytonian in Manhattan—now has more than 100 entries, each with the zesty anecdotes you've come to expect. Here are six recent additions.
Seen & Heard: Is Taylor Swift Looking to Expand Her Holdings?
Plus: Tribute to Aretha Franklin at the Franklin Street subway station; a better look at the sad state of the Cast Iron House penthouse; Tribeca Film Festival dates; tennis activities at Brookfield Place. / 4 comments
In the News: The Mayor Is Jamming Through His Jail Plan
Plus: Someone bought 1 White; local mall to host the return of the Wigstock drag festival is coming back; new ferry route to the South Bronx; the importance of a free press. / 5 comments
Tribeca Then and Now: The Unknowns (Part 1)
Many of Jane Freeman's photos from the 1980s and 1990s were taken at locations I've been unable to identify. Feel free to weigh in, but please don't just toss out a guess. / 19 comments
Newsletter: Aug. 16
Subscribe to the twice-weekly Tribeca Citizen newsletter by entering your email address where it says "Subscribe" in the right column. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Seen & Heard: Pig Roast
Plus: Chefs visiting the Seaport District; 1st Precinct community event; FiDi hotel/co-working space; Sean Patrick Maloney's annoying texts. / 3 comments
Tribeca’s Most Amenitized Condominium Building, One Hundred Barclay
The space you need. Every amenity you want. In the middle of the neighborhood you love. / Sponsored
Left rectangle ads redesigned
History of Tribeca Buildings
There is a chain of command. The cops can’t crack down on this unless they have the support of City... — Reademan / In the News: Chambers among the 100 best restaurants
Agreed. — J / In the News: Chambers among the 100 best restaurants
I agree that the city doesn't much care. And the cops are definitely benefitting from that. — J / In the News: Chambers among the 100 best restaurants
The Pier 26 playground(a block away) just opened up earlier this year. Why are we building and expanding infrastructure if... — Matthew / Plans for new tower at Independence Plaza have begun
Chambers is one of my local faves as well! Congrats to them! — Tribeca Local / In the News: Chambers among the 100 best restaurants
I just read the linked article from Hyperallergic (good name, as the article gave me a brain rash). I couldn't... — Marcus / In the News: Chambers among the 100 best restaurants
Thanks for the photo showing the "Corn Exchange" bank name. I grew up with the name "Chemical Bank, which is... — Gary / Deco building on Broadway and Chambers has sold