Seen & Heard: Change of Command at the 1st Precinct
Plus: Opening date for R & Company's massive new gallery; Anna Deavere Smith's "Notes From the Field" at the Schimmel Center; northwest Tribeca building tops out; two shoots; Sapar Contemporary show. / 1 comment
Newsletter: May 3
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Going Through a Bad Spell
Because there's no auto-correct in the real world... yet. / 1 comment
In the News: Star of the Odeon
Plus: A hip-hop concert at Pier 17 this week will end at 3 a.m.; the usual thefts, along with an attack on a traffic officer. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Five Boro Bike Tour Is This Sunday
Plus: The big event at Pier 26; Kafkaesque conversation about the Smyth; the Parks Department's takeover of the Warren Street Dog Park; checking in on the hotel construction in northwest Tribeca; Cheryl Hazan show. / 5 comments
In the News: Another Huge Restaurant Announced for Pier 17
Plus: A rave for La Mercerie; the redesign of South End Avenue; Q&A with Michel Cohen of Tribeca Pediatrics. / 3 comments
Tribeca Then and Now: Hubert, Collister, Beach, and Ericsson
Let's head into the Wayback Machine for a stroll in 1980s Tribeca, when the streets still had a touch of meanness about them. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: When There Was a Wheat Field in Battery Park City
Plus: Thanks from the much-admired crossing guard; another Trader Joe's opening forecast; Tribeca CSA sign-up; Soho Photo shows about Cuba; a talk with songwriters; "Ray Donovan" set. / 1 comment
The Redesign of South End Avenue
Also on Community Board 1's May agendas: A change to Buddha Bar's liquor-license application; another nightclub proposed for the Haus space; Peck Slip Park design; Greca's sidewalk café; more. / 1 comment
The Dog Park Drama Escalates
The Parks Department has cut the lock on the door, and the New York Post is questioning the finances of the non-profit that has operated the park for nearly a decade. / 12 comments
Newsletter: Apr. 30
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