In the News: Are Independent Pharmacies Doomed?
Plus: Weinstein Company owes $50,000 for Tribeca rent; Battery Park City mom suing the Department of Education because her five-year-old son got dry-humped on the playground; teenage banana bread entrepreneur. / 6 comments
Seen & Heard: Chipotle Update
Plus: Battery Park Pharmacy has closed; New York Dolls to start serving lunch and dinner; "Bull" shoot; Grace Jones's "One Man Show." / 4 comments
Tribeca Then and Now: Franklin Street
As these pre-1990 photos of Tribeca show, the neighborhood was a markedly different place back then. First up: Franklin Street. / 10 comments
Newsletter: Apr. 5
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Souths Is Closing
"Of course we hoped Souths would last forever, but it just wasn’t in the cards," wrote Souths co-owners Johnny Griffin and Roger Herr in the announcement. "Please know we tried." / 17 comments
In the News: Contraction at Condé Nast
Plus: Balloon Saloon's fun display; local thefts (not even SoulCycle is safe); "homework therapists" in Tribeca; restaurant bake sale for Planned Parenthood; the battle over the World Trade Center name; "brutalized elegance" on Canal Street. / 1 comment
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.
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Just need to keep dogs off of the WMS grass now. Tribeca folks- See something, say something — Jon / Seen & Heard: The lawn is open in Washington Market Park
Interesting. But are those slabs granite above. It’s the jarring difference in color/material I find inappropriate. Maybe they’ll age into... — Cd / New crosswalks around Fouquet’s hotel on Greenwich
This building is NOT in the historic district. — Tribeca Citizen / Retailer coming to Washington and Vestry
What happened to Another Room? — Cs / Retailer coming to Washington and Vestry
Very sadly, the building's facade has been illegally painted black. This NW Tribeca area is a landmarked district since 1992... — Washington Street resident and building owner for 50 years / Retailer coming to Washington and Vestry
I look forward to walking north for this. — Stuart / Austin Johnson to open market in the West Village
Why does it take so long to open these restaurants? This family has plenty of money and took over the... — Tribeca Neighbor / Sneak Peek: Ludico Tribeca