Major New Addition to Tribeca’s Gallery District
A huge contemporary L.A. gallery has chosen Lispenard Street for its first New York City outpost. / 1 comment
The Makeover of Canal Street Continues
Two little buildings at the northwest corner of Canal and Broadway are going to be torn down. In their place, developer United American Land is proposing a nine-story office building with a funky motif on the façade. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: The Oculus Skylight Is Open
Plus: What "farm fresh" means to Amazon; the new street art in front of Gotan and Terra; WeWork has leased in another Tribeca building; "virtual conversations" with Holocaust survivors. / 2 comments
In the News: The Argument Against Margaret Chin
Plus: An endorsement of Christopher Marte; thefts, including one at gunpoint; rave review for Ato restaurant; Spring Studios to become Fashion Week hub; artist Rosalyn Drexler. / 5 comments
Spotlight: Chambers Street Wines
Long considered one of the best wine stores in the U.S., Chambers Street Wines is primarily known for natural wines. "But of course the vast majority of our customers are people in the neighborhood coming in for a nice bottle of wine to have with dinner," says co-founder Jamie Wolff. / 6 comments
Newsletter: Sept. 11
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Seen & Heard: Trader Joe’s Is Now “Coming 2018”
Plus: The best BLT in the area; La Colombe's draft latte in cans; New York Transit Museum outpost in FiDi; the renovation of Soho Square; Greenwich Street building conversion. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Tribeca’s Other Long-Gestating Restaurant
Plus: Tribeca Art+Culture Night is coming up; Landmarc's reinvention as an event space; new restaurant at the Trump Soho hotel; 91 Leonard from the west; the sales office in the former Matsugen space; counterfeit vendors in curb cuts; two-tower building at the Holland Tunnel. / 5 comments
In the News: Margaret Chin on Tribeca’s Most Urgent Issue
Plus: A report on the debate that Chin skipped; rundown on the candidates in the city council race; sightseeing ship caught fire; young couple desperate to flee the honking near Holland Tunnel; Pierre Yovanovich at R & Company. / 5 comments
Instagram Tribeca (Vol. 25)
Not-half-bad photos of greater Tribeca by yours truly. And if you think you’re not an Instagram person, you might give it a try. It’s less yappy than other social media. / 2 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: A School on Beach Street
Plus: BMCC's swimming pool is finally going to reopen; ball field padding replaced; Franklin Street art; why DanceBody didn't open; city council candidate filed complaint against Chin; "La La Land" and Harry Potter outdoor film screenings; White Street renovation reveal; mysterious storefront; Barbara Kasten art show. / 6 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
Good afternoon. When my family moved from SoHo to Independence Plaza in 1975 I was nine years old, lol and... — Lisa P / History of Hudson River piers on display in the park
I don’t think that we need a Cannabis shop in our neighborhood. When Larry Gluck bought Independence Plaza we lost... — Lisa P / Cannabis shop coming to Duane and Lafayette
Was really excited for this opening in the neighborhood but unfortunately it was the worst manicure I've received. It also... — AJ Barnes / New Kid on the Block: Peach Bling
Very sad about the destruction of Upper Room. As the linked article notes, this sets a very bad precedent. There... — Marcus / In the News: Battery Park City courtyard is demolished
They're an entirely gluten free bakery so maybe that's a good enough USP for people to come — Max / Sonder has closed all its locations, including Duane Street Hotel
"PLUS a heard a rumor that the upstairs tenants had been cleared out so" - isn't there a story here?... — Heide Fasnacht / Action at the old Tribeca Tavern
FYI JUMBO-sized rats jumping from the Meadow Lane trash piles and overflowing/unclosed trash containers on Harrison St to the underside... — Lhansell / Meadow Lane opens on Friday