Newsletter: Aug. 14
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Seen & Heard: Peeking Inside Greca
Plus: Gas-line work without a permit at Acappella; a question about one of the old "Then & Now" photos; the headquarters of Grace Hightower's coffee company; Wichcraft on Greenwich no longer open weekends. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Il Mulino’s Tribeca Restaurant
Plus: The next big construction project in northwest Tribeca; the Holland Tunnel in 1946; 111 Murray's resemblance to a kitchen utensil; "Instinct" TV shoot. / 2 comments
In the News: Developer Battle Imperils Clocktower Conversion
Plus: The history of a Laight Street building; Soho's dire retail situation; Action Carting's safety record; the argument for East River bridge tolls, congestion pricing, and more. / 5 comments
Smorgasburg Will Open August 19
But the Hudson Square location will only be open Friday through Sunday. Here's the starting lineup of 20 vendors.
Seen & Heard: Another Broadway Conversion Rumored
Plus: Ecco says it should reopen next week; Schnippers is trying out a new concept, Thunder Bun; that huge air conditioner outside McDonald's; restaurant tag sale; "Love & Obsession." / 1 comment
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 1 comment
Show Us Your Roof: 88 Greenwich
The folks at 88 Greenwich invited me over to see the 2,346-square-foot deck on the 24th floor of the 1929 Art Deco building. The deck was redone last year, and it looks quite nice. / 3 comments
Manhunt!
Police searched a Tribeca restaurant for three alleged perps, and they found two. / 1 comment
In the News: Ichimura’s Owner Fights Back
Plus: Chelsea Manning is living in Tribeca; candidate announced for Squadron's seat; more renderings of Greenwich Street hybrid tower; Tribeca Film Festival dates.
More Bubble Tea
The former smoke shop on Chambers has a new tenant—Jupioca, the juice bar/bubble tea chain you might recognize from Church Street, where it already has an outpost.
Seen & Heard: Big New Dance Studio
Plus: Ecco is still closed; cryotherapy at the Sweaty Betty store; the plaza at 56 Leonard; "Ray Donovan" shooting here today; broken windows.
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Art Spiegelman's "In The Shadow of No Towers" is a remarkable piece of work, and was originally a serialized comic... — Gary / Seen & Heard: PS 234 raises funds for kindergarten teacher
There still seems to be a lot of work going on there. It would have been faster to just tear... — Reademan / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?
Tried the Romesco from Meadow Lane and loved it! Really appreciate this origin story and will be buying more products.... — A / Made in Tribeca: Emmy Eats
The only way forward is to organize a petition and protest ( think France) to force the elected officials especially... — R. / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
Walk Canal Street end to end, and celebrate it. Find me another street like it anywhere in the world: a... — MG / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
This is an awful way to treat a NYC restaurant icon. Tenant abuse in the extreme. — Jon Brecht / Eulalie owners forced to sue their landlord
Yet another Italian restaurant? — Manny / Sneak Peek: Ludico Tribeca