Seen & Heard: The April Fool’s Post
Plus: Starbucks and Vitamin Shoppe look likely to open sooner than expected; Frenchette menu with prices; more on Ato restaurant's tea room and shop; opera at the Flea; Bortolami gallery show. / 1 comment
New Kid on the Block: KinderCare
KinderCare’s newest and largest early childhood learning center officially opens April 16. The former home of New York Sports Club now has 17 purpose-built classrooms for students up to kindergarten age.
In the News: Battle of the Beans
Plus: More on how the closing of Rikers Island would affect Lower Manhattan; new furniture showroom; another FiDi tower in the works. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Sunday Nights at the Strip Club
Plus: Hawk enjoying its Easter lunch; Vitamin Shoppe confirmed its new Tribeca store; exhibit of artwork by neurosurgeon-turned-Bohemian painter; Tribeca Frowns. / 6 comments
New Kid on the Block: Frenchette
Frenchette is a beauty, an idealized vision of a bistro that calls to mind Keith McNally's restaurants. That's sort of the idea, say chef-owners Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, and not at all the idea. Plus: A first look at the menu. / 11 comments
In the News: Whole Foods Testing Discount for Amazon Prime Members
Plus: Congestion pricing scratched for fees on taxi and livery car rides; "meat speakeasy" opening forecast; city studying the Governors Island gondola again; Water 4 Dogs to the rescue.
The Warren Street Sushi Bar
Also on Community Board 1's April agendas: Letting light in under the Sterling Mason's metal canopy; the so-called "privately owned public spaces"; more Seaport District liquor licenses; helicopter lobbyists; much more.
Newsletter: Apr. 2
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Seen & Heard: Who’s Lived in Tribeca the Longest?
Plus: Kids' spa said to be looking in Tribeca; post office to remove half our mailboxes; trashy magazines at Whole Foods; celebrating "High School Musical"; Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy biopic shoot; targeting the "poop scofflaws." / 11 comments
In the News: De Blasio Considering “Vacancy Tax” on Retail Landlords
Plus: Car crashes into sidewalk shed; Andrew Cuomo's lust for donations; Fellow Barber opening in the Seaport; Front Street restaurant changes into a sports bar. / 4 comments
Field Trip: Two Bridges
The charm of Two Bridges goes beyond the many wonderful old buildings: The neighborhood feels like a mix of the old Lower East Side, the new Lower East Side, and Chinatown. Depending on the block, the atmosphere changes. / 7 comments
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Could you maybe check in on TSB opening plans? Have so been looking forward to it! — GD / An update on the new businesses for Greenwich
Talg, Why can't you take your dog to the nearby dog park? — Elizabeth / Nosy Neighbor: Are dogs allowed on the turf at Pier 25?
This business has been a cornerstone of Tribeca, and has never been a problem. They shouldn’t see their hours change... — Reademan / Anotheroom aims to open on Washington and Vestry
Not taking that bait. I hope you find healing, Talg. — Duane Street / Nosy Neighbor: Are dogs allowed on the turf at Pier 25?
Hey TALG……anger issues?? And no……my kid does not s**t on the lawn that kids play on. Enjoy your day. — Francesco / Nosy Neighbor: Are dogs allowed on the turf at Pier 25?
You really need better mental models to help you understand the world you live in. Some rules are reasonable all... — Talg / Nosy Neighbor: Are dogs allowed on the turf at Pier 25?
Where is Mayor Humdinger?? — Cruella de Vil / Nosy Neighbor: Are dogs allowed on the turf at Pier 25?