Baxter & Liebchen Is Closing Its Store
The company, which specializes in midcentury Scandinavian design, will continue to operate online. But for the store's last few weeks, there's a huge sale.
In the News: City to Demolish Historic Seaport Building
Plus: A new neighborhood emergency-response team; curtailing development in the Two Bridges area; subway decay; kakigori at Canal Street Market; the history of 20 Exchange Place.
Seen & Heard: Card-Only Café Chain
Plus: Balloon Saloon at play in the storm; 187 Franklin in the snow; price list for treatments at Jill Lindsey; the American Heart Association's rush-hour event.
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 11 comments
New Kid on the Block: Greca
"This is more casual than what we're doing at the Greek," says restaurateur Tom Galis. Indeed, there is no table service at Greca: You order from the bakery, "fetabar," or bar, and sit wherever you like. / 5 comments
More on the Plan for the American Flatbread Space
It doesn't seem a stretch to deduce that the restaurant will be kosher. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Opening Date for the Lymbr Stretching Studio
Plus: European-style credit-card processing at Nobu; peeking inside the chocolate store coming to the World Trade Center mall; the Tribeca Meet & Greet is Tuesday; Pen Parentis poetry night. / 3 comments
Reade Street Prep Is Opening a Second Preschool Campus
The takeover of Reade Street continues.... / 3 comments
Newsletter: Jan. 4
Subscribe to the twice-weekly Tribeca Citizen newsletter by entering your email address where it says "Subscribe" in the right column and following the instructions. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Seen & Heard: Skater Hater
Plus: Stocking issues continue at Whole Foods; the massive topper coming to a Greenwich Street building; Untuckit is open at Brookfield Place; "Law & Order: SVU" shoot. / 21 comments
In the News: ISIS Selfies
Plus: New subway tunnel to Red Hook proposed; city to install 1,500 bollards over the next few years; phone snatched; residents oppose subway elevators on grounds of the terrorism threat; Caviarteria tries again; David Bouley selling his place on Duane. / 4 comments
Sazón Has Closed
The restaurant bedeviled neighbors for years, because its patrons used to keep the party going out on the sidewalk. / 2 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
Definitely mostly tourists. I've taken to telling them that there are still pancakes at lots of other places that don't... — Elizabeth / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?
I can’t wait for Friedman’s to open so that the neighborhood can do out for weekend brunch again. — Bec / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?
Are there some higher up powers that have been protecting these African fake vendors and their Chinese counterparts? It’s inexplicable... — R. / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever
The Feds are the only ones who care about this issue. NYPD is incapable and Christopher Marte is worthless. Keep... — SoHo / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever
Good luck to you, Nicki! I support whatever you do. We can crochet & knit together....... — Emily Stein / Nicki Francis will wrap up Khushi Spa Products — for now
Funny to remember Bubby’s,as I did the very first logos on the glass,of a cup of coffee…They had apple pies... — karen muir / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?
It’s an American Kestrel. Earlier this summer, when the bird was much younger, it ran into a window on a... — Nschuene / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?