Seen & Heard: First Look at 24 Leonard
Plus: Monk McGinn's appears to be opening soon; anti-fur activists; 59-story tower on Park Row is above ground; Ukrainian theme restaurant in Soho has closed. / 2 comments
The Helicopter Problem
There are three years left on the Pier 6 heliport concession. Given how much the New York City waterfront has changed over the years—how residential it has become, and how much parkland has been created—an outright ban on tourist helicopters is well past due. / 9 comments
In the News: The Future of Fearless Girl and Charging Bull
Plus: Man sues upstairs neighbor over kids' noise; Paowalla restaurant to become Bombay Bread Bar; OddFellows Ice Cream opening on Houston; former porn star enrolled at New York Law School; card-only restaurants; enlarged shop at American Indian museum; historic 1 Broadway. / 12 comments
Seen & Heard: John Allan’s Reopening Date
Plus: Activity at W. Broadway storefront; Municipal Art Society tour of the neighborhood; neat drawing of Tribeca Synagogue; local vet at "Go, Dog, Go!"; Truffles beefcake. / 1 comment
Tribeca Treats Is Closing
Founder Rachel Thebault on what led to the decision (it wasn't just the rent), what the rewards and challenges have been, what she'll miss the most, and what she'll do next. / 23 comments
Newsletter: Feb. 15
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In the News: The Development of Governors Island
Plus: History of a Lispenard building; dissecting the sale of an old-school artist's loft; Haus discussion; the Ainsworth is opening on Fulton; St. Joseph's Chapel statues to be moved to St. Peter's Catholic Church; Red Bull theft and an apparent drugging; Spring Studios. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: SLT Opens in Two Weeks
Plus: Recommendations for Thai food delivery; anyone seen the newspaper guy from the Franklin Street subway station?; hotel project remains stalled; Greg Laswell is playing City Winery; photography show. / 10 comments
Build Robots With Your Kids at Brooklyn Robot Foundry’s NEW Tribeca Location!
Brooklyn Robot Foundry has moved: You can now find all of our robot-building programs, classes, parties, and after-school sessions at our bigger and brighter storefront! / Sponsored
New Kid on the Block: Y7 Studio
All Y7 yoga classes take place in a dark room lit with candles and heated to around 90 degrees, with a hip-hop soundtrack.
In the News: 9/11 Memorial Event Causes Concern
Plus: John Derian is opening a West Village shop; nice Chinatown restaurant reviewed; online seminar on traffic modeling and congestion pricing.
Seen & Heard: Petition to Fix Canal Street
Plus: Activity at the old Nobu space and a Subway shop; A&E Buying Office on Warren; Queens outpost of Tribeca Barber & Beauty School; "Quantico" and "Law & Order" shoots.
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History of Tribeca Buildings
So fortunate that nobody was seriously hurt!!! — Tribeca Local / Parking lift at Warren and West Broadway collapses, injuring attendant
This argument is a bit circular isn’t it? What was “very necessary” about destroying a neighborhood (as is apparent to... — Peter / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
The Battery Park Resiliency Project is a very necessary floodwater management project that has been fully approved. This exact same... — harryh / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
https://tribecacitizen.com/2026/06/01/an-renewed-effort-to-save-battery-park-citys-trees/ — Tribeca Citizen / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
Would've had to have been kept quiet. NYPD/other agencies wouldn't be able to identify unrelated drones in a flock of... — JT / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
I want to add, like Vickery Eckhoff said, the Lutnick photo is pretty telling. Another person uploaded a pretty normal... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Does anyone have the count of trees in the Battery and Battery Park City that have been felled for the... — Heide Fasnacht / The distance we’ve come in 25 years