Seen & Heard: Now That’s a Terrace
Plus: The massive McDonald's air conditioner on Chambers Street; Edible Arrangements and Pirch have closed; correction about the Reade Street Pub building; the loft squatter's whereabouts. / 4 comments
91 Leonard Has Finally Been Revealed
Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and Hill West, the 19-story building is meant to "reinterpret the classically inspired facades of Tribeca's cast-iron warehouses and lofts." / 6 comments
New Kid on the Block: Quick Cryo
"We're called Quick Cryo because you can be in and out in 10 minutes," says founder John Hoekman. "But when you leave, we want you to feel like a superhero."
In the News: A Gang of Shoplifters
Plus: The history of a Broadway building (and one that didn't survive); Battery Park City supermarket space is on the market; Arcade Bakery's babka recipe; more on the MTA's next payment system; artist Claes Oldenburg.
Seen & Heard: Tribeca Loft Squatter
Plus: Juice bar has closed; Poke Green opens today with free poke; Il Mattone is branching out to another neighborhood; "Law & Order: SVU." / 13 comments
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The Reade Street Pub Building Is [Not] on the Market
Dating from sometime in the 19th century, the building at 135 Reade is being promoted as a "development opportunity"—meaning it could easily be torn down. UPDATE: The owner categorically denies it. / 6 comments
Newsletter: Oct. 23
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Seen & Heard: Cute Independent Café
Plus: Email receipts at Best Market; politicians oppose the arcade infill plan at 200 Water; neat drawing of J. Crew's Liquor Store; 9/11 Memorial parking privilege; another shoot. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: A New Shop at Brookfield Place
Plus: Walker Street galleries partnering on Artists Space benefit; Greenwich Street parking; Suitsupply's women's line; Desbrosses post-production studio; Hazelden's W. Broadway facility for students; the two-towered condo at the Holland Tunnel. / 3 comments
In the News: Counting the Penthouses at 56 Leonard
Plus: More on the phone-payment subway test; Italian restaurant and rooftop lounge slated for FiDi; a mentalist lives here.
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
As I see it, it all matters. A civilized city should have good solutions to all of these issues. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
With Paper Source now closed inside Maman, where are people buying greeting cards/wrapping paper locally? (I want to avoid Hobby... — Sara / Seen & Heard: Maman is back open
I prefer the stickers to homeless, junkies, and excrement from dogs or humans. Focus on what matters maybe? — Thomas / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
Agreed about the sidewalk stickers, along with the painted on / sprayed on sidewalk ads and "clever" saying. Also, what... — Marcus / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
Those sidewalk stickers are a new out of home ad treatment; they are everywhere, they are hideous and yes, they... — nichole / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
I love this interview. What that NC senatorial candidate said about Morris -- that he captured her voice uniquely well... — Komanoff / TCQ&A: Morris Katz
a reminder to parents and care givers: Duane Park Patisserie gives homemade treats to trick or treaters from toddlers through... — madeline c lanciani / Halloween in Washington Market Park — and more to come