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
Newsletter: July 31
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In the News: The Ice Man at Chambers and Greenwich
Plus: More details on the Hudson Square Smorgasburg, opening soon; the neon-sign boom at restaurants; Tribeca model stars in the Weeknd's new video; man on a food-poisoning mission. / 1 comment
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Glad to read the clarifying comment by Judy Epstein Gage, and glad to hear David Gage will be staying in... — Marcus / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
I grew up in a neighborhood with basement bagel, bakeries, long, narrow, bagel, ovens, bagelmeister’s, who really knew their craft.... — A. / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
In our house the cart bagels are what we call "cake bagels", barely 1 step up from Lender's frozen bagels.... — Nicole Vianna / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Unfortunately this is true about virtually every public works project in the city. Take a walk around all of the... — Reademan / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City
This bagel Baedeker doesn't even include the ubiquitous food carts that vend breakfast essentials, including - say it - bagels.... — Gary / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Don’t ask me how I have this connection, but I’ve spoken to the construction manager 1:1 before (he didn't know... — Upset BPC Resident / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City
Thank you for the article about the move of our primary retail and repair business, Finlay and Gage, from Tribeca... — Judy Epstein Gage / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood