Canal and Broadway corner will get a new one-story building
The taxpayer on the corner and the two-story building next to it will be demolished. / 4 comments
Newsletter: January 5
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Chambers Street J/Z station to get makeover
Renovations will make historically sensitive repairs, replace the stairs, install new artwork, and construct new track walls. / 2 comments
Wells Fargo is open on Chambers and West Broadway
It's nice to have the lights on at this prominent corner, even if you are not a customer. / 1 comment
TCQ&A: Cinematographer, producer and screenwriter Neal Marshad
The longtime Tribecan (since 1974!) had a decades-long collaboration with Saturday Night Live and is now developing a TV show about the neighborhood. / 3 comments
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.
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I’m officially a senior citizen and I have to tell you if me and my buddies from the Bronx had... — John Gallagher / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
Blame those in charge, including our mayor. Mamdani pledged support for NYC street vendors. Now they’re facing a crackdown. https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-pledged-support-for-nyc-street-vendors-now-theyre-facing-a-crackdown... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
UN report on counterfeiting and organized crime: https://www.unodc.org/toc/en/crimes/counterfeit-goods.html — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Society has lost its mind letting people walk around outdoors with masks on as if it's not obviously insanely suspicious.... — person / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
I'm okay with extra reinforcing, recalling what happened at Pfizer's residential conversion on 42nd Street. Demolition could have been dusty... — Gary / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
I am curious how they came to the decision to rehabilitate the existing structure rather than just tear it down.... — Reademan / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
There is widespread agreement that the illegal Canal vendors are destroying the quality of life for local residents because they... — lowrider / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street