Field Trip: The old City Hall station
The *old* City Hall station, completed in 1904 and decommissioned in 1945, can only be visited by getting tickets from the New York Transit Museum. / 1 comment
Newsletter: January 1 | Happy 2026!
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Fire at Shion 69 Leonard Street
There was a fire at the Michelin-starred Edomae-style sushi-ya on December 27; it appears to be closed for the foreseeable future. / 1 comment
In the News: Mamdani will be sworn in underground
The new mayor will use the decommissioned City Hall station for his swearing in. Plus The Hunt in BPC; a bad year for counterfeit vendors; conversion boom. / 10 comments
Seen & Heard: Construction kick-off meeting for the jail
Plus a film about Robert Janz is available for streaming; Tribeca Barber Spa now has a salon for women.
Catching Up With New Kids: Old Mates
An all-star cast of Australian celebrities and Aussie ex-pats opened what they are calling the "Real Aussie Embassy" at the Seaport. / 1 comment
Two big closings at the World Financial Center
Seamore's at Brookfield Place has closed permanently. H&M at Westfield in World Trade Center 4 will close on January 4.
Nosy Neighbor: What’s the latest on 111 Hudson / Jin Market?
The space has been under construction for two and a half years, in preparation for an H Mart.
Boomerang Toys will close at the end of the month
This is a real loss for the neighborhood: the toy store has been on West Broadway for 24 years. / 5 comments
Newsletter: December 29
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Seen & Heard: Scaffold comes down on Staple
Plus the SotoMethod expands to the Upper East Side; Friends of Barnett Newman is now a plaza partner; xmas trees can be composted weekly.
Field Trip: The Frick Collection
The collection of Renaissance to 19th Century art was closed for five years and reopened in April.
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Only 53 sq feet (so like, 5 x 10 ft space?) of retail on that prime corner? What a missed... — Reader on Reade / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
What a shame I loved that Pharmacy Art Deco looking building. — sonia stock / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
YES!!! — Bere / Nosy Neighbor: What restaurant is coming to the pavilion at Wagner Park?
What was that great pizza place that was next door? it was open for a few years. — Luigi / Restaurant and supper club under construction at Buddha-Bar space
Actually, bikers can cross the intersection when pedestrians get the "walk" sign. — Tribeca Citizen / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
Agree entirely. — Tribeca Citizen / Halting overnight work on the supertall jail on White Street
Great photos Linda and Arlo — Sardi Klein / Washington Market Park hosts the first of the Halloween festivities