In the News: Citi’s Private Ferry at Pier 25
Plus: Loft-peep a Tribeca four-bedroom; Naomi Watts's art collection; Bradley Cooper bought a Village townhouse; history of a Duane Street building; ticker-tape parades; Republican candidate for state senate. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Mudhoney Salon Moved to Tribeca
Plus: Rave for Hole in the Wall café in FiDi; Greenwich Street encampment; new vacant storefront at Brookfield Place; Oculus CrossFit; Soho Garden Hotel's nice paint job; Saluggi's East. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Fithouse Gym Is Open
Plus: Whole Foods Tribeca no longer accepts corks for recycling; Bouley Botanical is undergoing work; first look at the facade of 130 William; Pen Parentis salon; Chipotle wants to serve liquor later; 30 Park Place's sloppy fountains. / 3 comments
In the News: New Tribeca Condos to Be Auctioned
Plus: Bank of New York Mellon bought its building; decrease in rent-regulating apartments; push to expand Millennium High School; model lives here; big Hudson Square development parcel listed; Pastagram restaurant.
The Desperate Need for Film-Shoot Reform
The Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment claims to balance the needs of the industry and the community—and yet there are seven shoots in Tribeca this week alone. If the agency truly wants to create a mutually beneficial environment, here are a few simple fixes. / 36 comments
P.S. 150 Is Losing Its Lease
The city wants to merge the Tribeca school with another local school for at least three years. / 17 comments
Newsletter: Oct. 4
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Tetsu’s Basement Will Become a Raw Bar
Faced with a tepid response to the expensive, meat-focused menu in the basement of Tetsu, chef Masa Takayama is pivoting back toward what he's famous for.
Seen & Heard: Frisky Topiary
Plus: Children's theater at the Flea; Weill Cornell on Worth Street; Jillian Denby paintings; a bit of rock gardening; openings and closings in the Seaport. / 1 comment
In the News: Tribeca Vacation Rental Had a Spycam
Plus: Another jail meeting turns riotous; a Broadway star who grew up in Tribeca; local thefts; exhibit of courtroom art. / 7 comments
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Right? It works with prostitution, or drugs, or any vice. It's simple economics, at least location-wise: no demand, no supply.... — jfrankp / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal
This post explains a bit about how many agencies are involved here, and the limitations on what they can do.... — Tribeca Citizen / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal
Yes. They only destroy the goods when they do those big raids that make the news. On daily sweeps if... — Randy / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal
That was going to be my comment as well. Social media should alert future tourists they might spend the night... — CJB / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal
Amazing that this vacant lot will finally be developed. — MJ / More on the new building for West Broadway and Warren
All of this hilarious, because there's one easy solution: arrest the customers. Do it regularly, even if to just dismiss... — jfrankp / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal