Seen & Heard: Extensive Underground Passageway
Plus: Bike showroom has taken the place of the 443 Greenwich sales office; discussing Rumi at Poets House; more "love locks" showing up in weird places; Pupculture opening forecast; a Fulton Center store has closed; the new Spring Street deli has opened. / 8 comments
Loft Peeping: Downtown Loft With Uptown Style
Architectural Digest featured a lovely Tribeca home designed by the mother-daughter team of Suzanne and Lauren McGrath. The owners “liked the downtown vibe but didn’t want to forego design elements more typical of an Upper East Side prewar building."
Newsletter: Feb. 2
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Remix Is in Hot Water
The occasionally notorious nightclub at 27 Park Place has had its liquor license suspended. The State Liquor Authority cited 49 violations, including operating as an adult-entertainment establishment. As you can see here, it's quite the list.
In the News: The History of Lispenard’s Meadow
Plus: The Downtown Alliance is soliciting proposals to beautify the New York Stock Exchange area; profile of Mysterious Bookshop; L'Appart restaurant at Le District; man attacked by stroller-pushing couple wielding a box cutter.
Seen & Heard: Advance Notice About Protests
Plus: Questions about that coffee cart photo; Yves is asking for a large sidewalk café; dubious subway signage at the World Trade Center mall; more on the bus-vs.-bollard battle; dogs being walked in Whole Foods; Chris Meloni TV show shoot; gently falling snow. / 14 comments
In the News: “Piss and Vinegar”
Plus: The recipe for a popular Two Hands dish; layout for the new Elizabeth H. Berger Plaza.
Seen & Heard: A Coffee Cart’s Protest
Plus: High hopes for the World Trade Center Greenmarket; expanded Lyons Den Power Yoga opens this weekend; looking at the Worth Street reconstruction project; Ford store at the WTC mall; "Where in Tribeca...?" answer. / 8 comments
Nosy Neighbor: What’s Butler?
There's a sign saying "Butler" at 13 Lispenard. Is the Sheraton Tribeca renting out the space to a company? I couldn't find anything online. —V. / 2 comments
In the News: Local Politicians Pester City for Construction Oversight
Plus: Wrong-way cyclist hit by car; preview of the new ferry service's boats and docks.
Seen & Heard: Archive of Protest Signs
Plus: Fancy watch found on Harrison this morning; activity in the former American Flatbread space?; Melissa McCarthy film shooting this week; subway entrances at the World Trade Center mall; kids' clothing drive reminder. / 1 comment
Bit’z Kids Is Closing
The store has been running big sales on and off for a month now, so you can likely expect more as it winds down. / 1 comment
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
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?
Two iconic NYC establishments which I have had the privilege to frequent since their inception, and that have never wavered... — Christopher M / Jerry Walker, co-owner of Walker’s and The Ear Inn, has died