Seen & Heard: Progress at Frenchette
Plus: Oil leak on Broadway; the subway elevator outside 30 Park Place; a pair of simultaneous three-day TV shoots; activity in the former Birdbath space; Pen Parentis holiday author mingle.
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2017 Shop-Local Gift Guide (Part 5)
Put a bit of effort into holiday shopping—that's the point, isn't it? In this round: Shinola, Giorgia, Cass Lilien, Stella, Jenni Kayne, Ever After, 180, Abhaya, the Armoury.
In the News: Goodbye, Elizabeth Street Garden
Plus: Skyrocketing rent for Washington Market Park's Christmas tree vendor; crimes and muggings; Soho non-profit to address garbage problem; Il Laboratorio de Gelato opens in the Village.
Seen & Heard: Soho’s Most Interesting New Store
Plus: Community Board 1 agendas include the Five Boro Bike Tour and Chikarashi's FiDi outpost; new acupuncture office on Jay; dermatologist appears to be moving; Antiqueria's farewell note.
A New Café on Hudson Street
"I’m hoping to provide the neighborhood with a comfortable space where people can enjoy freshly baked goods with high quality coffee and tea," says proprietor Josh Kim, who has been involved with Spreadhouse Cafe on the Lower East Side.
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New Salad Chain Is Opening Soon
Salad Box, the third-largest restaurant chain in Romania, is about to debut its first New York City outpost. / 4 comments
Welcome to TweeBeCa: Special Celebrity Edition!
Laura Bush strutting! Ray Lewis getting a mani/pedi! Mariah Carey needing a hand! And many more sightings.
In the News: Possible Bike-Only Ramp on the Brooklyn Bridge
Plus: More details on yesterday's car wreck; FBI agent's car burgled outside Federal Plaza.
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Historic District Expansion Rebuffed
Plus: Five Beekman is hemmed in; temporary gallery opening on Franklin; the 2018 street fair schedule; Richard Hambleton (Shadowman) painting on view; Coach shoot. / 3 comments
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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
I found this article by googling "New York drone show fake?" It's really a very weird situation. These drone shows... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?