Seen & Heard: New Ice Cream Shop
Plus: Two ways to help hurricane victims; 1 Beekman is looking good; the Salty Paw has new owners and a new name; the Department of Transportation's shipping container kiosk; Scotch & Soda now open in the Seaport District; Seaport café partnered with a wine bar. / 3 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 1 comment
In the News: Construction Worker Fell to His Death
Plus: Christopher Marte is on the verge of conceding; Stuyvesant student learned that there's no easy way out of the river; 9/11 photo display stolen; the history of a beautiful building at Broadway and White; charging hubs for electric cars. / 1 comment
New Kid on the Block: ONDA Beauty
"We have a curated selection of clean, non-toxic beauty brands for hair, skin, body, baby, and nail," says ONDA co-founder Larissa Thomson. "And I test everything. It has to work for me on multiple levels." (Everything is 15% off till October 1.)
Uhuru Has Withdrawn to Brooklyn
The burgeoning design district of northeast Tribeca has taken a hit: Brooklyn furniture company Uhuru closed its Franklin Street showroom.
Seen & Heard: Cobblestone Repair Progress
Plus: An explanation regarding the Independence Plaza sidewalk sheds; Louis Vuitton pop-up museum; Tribeca Hair Salon has moved to its new location; McNally Jackson bookstore forecast; "mind reader" performing at iPic; TV and ad shoots. / 5 comments
When Tribeca Was Small (Part One)
There's an addictive new interactive map with photos of the city in the mid-1980s. It's a stark reminder of how many one- and two-story buildings have been torn down in subsequent decades. / 16 comments
New Kid on the Block: Five & Dime
"I felt pressure to do justice to the building," says Dr. Mark J. Mohrmann of his spiffy new café and cocktail bar in the Woolworth Building. "We're right off the lobby! You can't compete with it, but we could at least be in the ballpark." / 1 comment
Newsletter: Sept. 21
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Pier 17: The Best Look So Far
People had evidently grown to think the old mall's maritime accents were cheesy, but at least it tried to fit in. This building doesn't appear to give a whit.
In the News: Woolworth Penthouse on the Market for $110 Million
Plus: Sifting through school-related data; the city established an Office of Nightlife; 66-story Fulton Street tower has topped out.
New to Market: 3-4 Bedroom Condominiums
Scandinavian inspired, Brooklyn based: Seventeen condominiums in the heart of Carroll Gardens, with prices starting from $2.3 million. / Sponsored
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History of Tribeca Buildings
This smacks of cronyism to such a degree that I wonder why Tish James has not yet initiated an investigation.... — Heide Fasnacht / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park
Pier 40 was a little more than 1/4 mile from ICE on Varick Street. This garage would be substantially farther... — James Bogardus / Nosy Neighbor: What is up with this garage on Harrison?
How are they legal to drive in NYC with no license plates? — Robert Ripps / Nosy Neighbor: What is up with this garage on Harrison?
Is government surveillance really what is most important to Tribecans in the STATE SENATE? C'mon people - streets are a... — Downtown Dad Reborn / David Siffert has won the Democratic primary race for Assembly District 66
Oh, and the "storm walls" have got to be the most unattractive design element ever perpetrated on NYC. Expect a... — Downtown Dad Reborn / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park
This will go down as one of the largest financial boondoggles in the history of NYC perpetrated by Albany based... — Downtown Dad Reborn / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park
Very nice. What about the streets and subway that flood like inland seas? — MH / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park