In the News: How Congestion Pricing Could Help Downtown
Plus: Artist alleges that 11 Hubert was illegally subleased to her; "Tip-Jar Bandit" caught red-handed; Eben Lillie on growing up at Chambers Street Wines; a disastrous idea to let developers build taller. / 14 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 1 comment
Six More Restaurants Worth Going Aboca
As much as I believe in supporting local businesses, sometimes you have to get out of the bubble. / 9 comments
Seen & Heard: Concerns About Equinox’s Tribeca Gym
Plus: WeWork in yet another building downtown; free Washington Market talk; notable films at the Roxy Cinema; Medford Fancy Goods artifact. / 6 comments
In the News: The Corrosion of Canal Street
Plus: Amazon testing two-hour Whole Foods delivery for premium members; fashion designer Lela Rose had a party at her White Street home. / 5 comments
New Kid on the Block: Club Pilates
The Pilates taught at Club Pilates is contemporary rather that strictly traditional, says Angelo Acquista of the new Tribeca studio. "A class here typically uses three apparatuses, to make for a whole-body experience." / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Life Preservers Installed on the Riverfront
Plus: Last call for Chinese food recommendations; the Americans with Disabilities Act conundrum; no word on Brookfield Place's retail expansion; fashion talk tonight; literary salon with "Secrets"; up-and-coming jazz at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center. / 11 comments
The Latest Salvo in the Franklin Place Battle
In a memorandum filed with the New York County Clerk, the condo buyers at 5 Franklin Place ("including many families with young children") are claiming the developer wasn't clear enough about the situation regarding the street. / 27 comments
Newsletter: Feb. 8
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In the News: Tent Hotel on Governors Island
Plus: Tetsu is now serving lunch; CTL Electronics and the fight to save cathode ray tube televisions; Fourteenjay founder on opening a salon in the city; more thefts; big new FiDi pub; affordable housing (and the lack thereof). / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Y7 Yoga Studio Opens Monday
Plus: Udon restaurant coming to Macdougal Street; White Street storefront listing; Odin menswear shop has closed; the doors of downtown; trash mountain in the Oculus. / 2 comments
New Kid on the Block: Lymbr
Lymbr is a new chain of stretching studios where therapists isolate specific muscles with short, active stretches no longer than two seconds each, rather than static or sustained stretches that can lead to injury.
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Congratulations for staying in business in Tribeca. I had a storefront in Tribeca with my family for over 50 years... — Amy Bergenfeld / Spotlight: Greenwich St. Jewelers at 50
Apparently Chip City shuttered all 20+ of its retail locations this week. — James Bogardus / Cookies coming to 325 Greenwich
Sorry, but to whom should businesses cater, if not the neighborhood families who live and raise children there? — K / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is... — Matt / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
You are absolutely right. Tribeca has become a soulless land of chain cafés, spas and orthodontists. All about Tribeca moms... — R. / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Looking at other people = fun. Being looked at = not so fun. This is (still) a gross invasion of... — Downtown Dad Again / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor