Newsletter: June 14
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In the News: The NYPD Opposes Placard Reform
Plus: The plan to water down Stuyvesant High School; 9/11 rescue workers can sue the Battery Park City Authority; a falcon in FiDi; actor's son beaten up by bullies. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Is Jill Lindsey’s Store Still Happening?
Plus: The mysteries of the old Tribeca Cinemas building; Kazumi Yoshida show; Ladybug Day and a concert at Washington Market Park; new Indian restaurant on Lafayette; full demolition on Greenwich.
An Attempt at Placard Reform
As we all know, the abuse of parking placards, both real and fake, is rampant in this area (and all of Manhattan, no doubt). Finally, someone is trying to do something about it. / 5 comments
In the News: $44 Million Penthouse Buyer Revealed
Plus: Another ice cream shop; politicians push Cuomo to put locals on Battery Park City Authority board; area thefts; photos inside 3 World Trade Center.
Seen & Heard: Il Mulino Is Coming Together Fast
Plus: Danny the ice man was spotted in Soho; Maxwell's moves away from plastic straws; Tipsy Shanghai is now on Thompson Street; no tenant yet for storefront at W. Broadway and Worth; "The Maid's Tragedy."
Battle for the Heart of the Seaport
You know that huge parking lot in the Seaport, across the street from Peck Slip School? The Howard Hughes Corporation bought it for $180 million. / 6 comments
Basketball Court Could Be Closed for Years
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants to build a substation underneath the Grand Canal Court park at Canal and Sixth Ave. / 2 comments
In the News: Manhatta Bar at Street Level?
Plus: P.S. 89 anniversary celebration; the apartment of a yoga studio founder; Lower Manhattan sublet glut; Q&A with a booze marketer.
Big Day at the World Trade Center
3 World Trade Center opened, along with the south side of the Oculus and a new plaza at the complex's northeast corner. Plus: Traffic markings have been painted on Greenwich, and there's bad news for commuters who use the W. Broadway entrance. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Gitano Is Coming Along
Plus: Activity at the long-stalled Sixth Avenue restaurant; orthodontist on the move; surprising produce at the Tribeca Greenmarket; an actor's wedding photo; "The Other Two" shoot. / 6 comments
Nosy Neighbor: Where Has Danny the Ice Man Gone?
"Do you happen to know what happened to Danny—our ice man on the corner of Greenwich and Chambers? He was there for a couple of weeks and now we haven't seen him. He is a part of Tribeca in the summer and I hope he is OK." —M. / 3 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
I grew up in a neighborhood with basement bagel, bakeries, long, narrow, bagel, ovens, bagelmeister’s, who really knew their craft.... — A. / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
In our house the cart bagels are what we call "cake bagels", barely 1 step up from Lender's frozen bagels.... — Nicole Vianna / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Unfortunately this is true about virtually every public works project in the city. Take a walk around all of the... — Reademan / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City
This bagel Baedeker doesn't even include the ubiquitous food carts that vend breakfast essentials, including - say it - bagels.... — Gary / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Don’t ask me how I have this connection, but I’ve spoken to the construction manager 1:1 before (he didn't know... — Upset BPC Resident / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City
Thank you for the article about the move of our primary retail and repair business, Finlay and Gage, from Tribeca... — Judy Epstein Gage / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
True North Tribeca! https://www.instagram.com/truenorthtribeca — James Bogardus / North Bar is closing for the summer — and will reopen as something new