New Kid on the Block: Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
A walk to the Seaport has never sounded more appealing. / 2 comments
In the News: New Sidewalk Shed Design to Debut on Murray
Plus: Analyzing the city council vote; the Board of Elections won't count absentee and provisional ballots yet; Margaret Chin's graceless victory statement; Barry Diller withdraws plan to build Hudson River Park pier; Battery Park City resident launching a fashion line of rowing blazers. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: No More Loft Tour
Plus: Church Street storefront only available for two-year lease; Pearl River Mart is opening a store in Chelsea; the World Trade Center Greenmarket; Conception art show; advertising shoot. / 1 comment
Strut Your Mutt Is Coming to Tribeca!
Saving the lives of homeless pets in your community has never been so easy—and fun! / Sponsored
Show Us Your Roof: 8 Spruce Street
Just as I was about to call an end to the "Show Us Your Roof" series, I was offered the opportunity to see the view from a north-facing terrace atop a setback about two-thirds of the way up 8 Spruce Street, a.k.a. New York by Gehry. / 3 comments
Newsletter: Sept. 14
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Seen & Heard: A New Café/Bar Has Soft-Opened
Plus: Finally, an official start date for the construction at Bogardus Plaza; Japanese fashion pop-up at 180; Chambers Street clothing store is closing; Morgik Metals has left for New Jersey; Saturday brunch at Houseman.
50 West Luxury Condominiums Starting at $3.3M
Internationally acclaimed architect Helmut Jahn has designed one of the most striking new buildings in the city, with unparalleled views. / Sponsored
In the News: Chin Wins by 200 Votes
Plus: Revised renderings for the 50 Hudson topper; police looking for three teens who attacked man on Reade; a plan to save St. Joseph’s Chapel in Battery Park City; the retail rent "façade." / 15 comments
New Kid on the Block: Harry & Ida’s Luncheonette
Don't let the old-fashioned name fool you. While pastrami is still the headliner at the new Harry & Ida's Luncheonette, there's a lot of forward thinking going on, in the kitchen—the menu is 75 percent vegetarian—and beyond.
In the News: The Best Look So Far at 91 Leonard
Plus: The new Franklin Street mural is an ad; the former Ichimura has changed names again; the inside of St. Nicholas National Shrine; candidate Aaron Foldenauer; "reimagining education" at Portfolio School; restaurateur Drew Nieporent.
Seen & Heard: Opening Forecasts for Tetsu and Il Mulino
Plus: Last night's fireworks caused concern; cool tour of Tribeca's new indoor farm; Canal Street Market now has Mexican food; garbage in the Holland Tunnel off-ramp median. / 2 comments









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?