Newsletter: Aug. 3
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In the News: Rebuffed Thief Attacks Woman
Plus: Optometry chain leases space on Worth; spending the night with transit cops.
A Poke Restaurant Is Opening on Greenwich
The great citywide poke boom—or bubble?—has finally reached the western half of Tribeca. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: VCafé Has Reopened
Plus: "Herbal blessings" from David Bouley; update on two Seaport ice cream shops; Arcade Bakery's month-long break; Alumnae shoe boutique; fashion showroom moved to L.A.; the Civil Service Book Shop keeps surviving. / 2 comments
In the News: Privatization of Public Space
Plus: Man injured in fall at the World Trade Center Oculus; area thefts; Soho Rep's fall schedule; Stuyvesant alumni fracas.
Introducing Frenchette
The restaurant under construction in the former Cercle Rouge space is aiming to open this September—and chef-owners Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr plan to take the menu into unfamiliar territory. / 4 comments
Close-Up: Worth Street
The patterns, details, textures, and scars that give Worth Street—and Tribeca in general—its character. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: DanceBody Appears to Be Off
Plus: Still no activity at the Trader Joe's Hudson Square store; first floor of 1 White revealed; Janovic in Soho reopened; two teens have started a macaron company; Joe at the World Trade Center mall. / 3 comments
In the News: Summer Streets Kicks Off This Saturday
Plus: Homeless people living in FiDi hotels are unhappy that the neighborhood is so expensive; an ode to Bouley; lost Greek Revival church; ways to get out on the water. / 10 comments
New Shoe Brand Alumnae Is Opening a Tribeca Boutique
According to Vogue, Alumnae is "the footwear phoenix rising from the ashes of Sigerson Morrison’s legal disputes," and the magazine declared the shoes "affordably cool" at $400 to $600. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Tipsy Shanghai Has Closed
Another Chinese restaurant has taken its place. Plus: 91 Leonard appears to have topped out; pop-up gallery coming to Broadway; new Brookfield Place tenant; tattoo parlor on Lafayette; Harrison storefront; Jane Lynch's Christmas show; "Instinct" shoot.
Tribeca Then & Now: Part 1
We owe Tribeca resident Ivan Kosnyrev a big round of thanks: He sifted through the New York Public Library's historical photos of the neighborhood, and then he shot the locations as they look now. Let's start from the south.... / 7 comments
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Komanoff, You don't think that mega corporations Uber Eats, DoorDash should be providing/paying for proper space and facilities for gig... — Lisa / Deliverista hub on Broadway is under construction
I see 200 Chambers is showing signs of life -- at least, in terms of liquor license application. Per https://manhattancb1.cityofnewyork.us/event/licensing-permits-committee-9/... — J / Anotheroom moving south on West Broadway
How much foot traffic is on that corner? — G / Blank Street Coffee is coming to Sixth and Walker
What Blank Street Coffee should be really known for is their business model: VC money with a low-labor cost business... — malcolm / Blank Street Coffee is coming to Sixth and Walker
Agreed about the electricity but who is paying for the attendants. It says a non profit but most non profits... — Aaron / Deliverista hub on Broadway is under construction
I don't understand. Doesn't the No. 1 bus travel on Lafayette? DOT is expanding a bike lane and reducing travel... — Lisa / Lafayette will get a new two-way bike lane through the Village and Soho
Different things can be true at the same time: If there is to be this sort of charging-space, it is... — Lisa / Deliverista hub on Broadway is under construction