In the News: Chef Ichimura Is on Medical Leave
Plus: King restaurant gets two stars; fast-food chain Verts plans two FiDi outposts; Jill Eisenstadt novel about Tribecans who move to the Rockaways; architecture firm settles over alleged Fair Housing Act violations in Battery Park City.
Seen & Heard: Landmarc’s Limited Summer Hours
Plus: "Weird interior glow" at Washington and Desbrosses; that Church Street cornice; Tribeca artist Kazumi Yoshida; book-swap at Duane Park's Neighbors Night; hope for the World Trade Center Greenmarket. / 2 comments
New Kid on the Block: Xtend Tribeca
Two Tribecans, Erica Lerner and Sara Fusco, have opened the first Xtend fitness studio in Manhattan, where the workouts are all based on Pilates and dance and choreographed to music.
Yet Another Poke Restaurant
Eastward Poke will open in the former Church Street Kitchen space.
In the News: Another Push for Congestion Pricing
Plus: Soft-opening date for FiDi's City Acres grocery store/food hall; parking placard enforcement starts today, and cops are whining about it; recommended dishes at Canal Street Market; cute yoga story. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: In Praise of the Metrograph
Plus: Another sales office on Leonard; Washington Market Park's summer concert series; zoning forbids Pret's proposed sidewalk café; in the Seaport, an eyeglass store is opening and a kids' shop closed (and no sign of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream); Tom Hanks's fear of a Tribeca building. / 3 comments
Now Available at Six Cortlandt Alley – 4th Floor: 4 Bed, 4.5 Bath $6,450,000
Expansive lofts reborn: Meticulously restored full-floor lofts and penthouses in historic Tribeca. / Sponsored
WeWork’s First Gym
Also on Community Board 1's June agendas: The Eleven Madison Park folks' fast-casual chain to open in FiDi; Front Street "reconstruction"; W. Broadway wine bar; liquor license changes for American Flatbread and White Street sites; Cortlandt subway station update; 50 Hudson penthouse enlargement; much more. / 5 comments
Newsletter: June 5
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Seen & Heard: Tetsu Opening Forecast
Plus: Beach volleyball tournament this week; cornhole in FiDi; progress at the Flea's new theater; protected parking at New York Dolls; Broadway condominium halfway to its final height.
Seen & Heard: Serafina Opening Forecast
Plus: The World Trade Center Greenmarket looks less likely to return this year; pop-up celebrating immigrants; a reader reports on his visit to the new Roc in Louisville; clay-court tennis at Brookfield Place. / 1 comment
New Kid on the Block: L’Angolo
The folks behind L'Angolo, now open in the former Roc space, have changed just enough to make it their own. "I was raised in Torino, and we want that real Italian feel," says Tony Kavaja. "A little lighter, warmer, cozier." / 2 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
This Rumble location closed well over a year or two ago lol — Dan / Rumble Boxing gym has closed
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/TriBeCa+West+OK%27d%2C+despite+REBNY+plea.-a011401876 — hal bromm / Nosy Neighbor: Is the Telephone Sales & Service Company building for sale?
At the time of designation, the city council had final say to uphold, deny or modify historic district boundaries and... — Hal Bromm / Nosy Neighbor: Is the Telephone Sales & Service Company building for sale?
To his wife, Didn’t know him on a personal level, but passing in the neighborhood when I wasn’t out of... — Neighbor / Scott Geyer, local artist and dog walker, dies at 69
Ryder is the clear man for the job! Already coming out of the gate with 400 donors on day one.... — Noah / Candidates are lining up for Deborah Glick’s seat
Listing here: https://www.iprg.com/property/132-west-broadway/ — James Bogardus / Nosy Neighbor: Is the Telephone Sales & Service Company building for sale?
I’m pretty sure they’ve done that before — Rohin / Seen & Heard: Coffee Project & Big Gay Ice Cream on hiatus?