In the News: Push for Local Representation in Battery Park City
Plus: Overhaul planned for some Pace University buildings; Greenwich Street townhouse now being marketed as a rental; half a window.
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes (February 2017)
Discussed at last night's meeting: Plans for a new piano bar; Laughing Man's proposed Street Seats expansion; big events at Spring Studios; booze at Tribeca's Kitchen; sidewalk cafés at Yves and Añejo; Lower Manhattan Community Church block party; early-morning deliveries at the Tribeca Family Festival. / 9 comments
An Update on the Five Boro Bike Tour
There's good news about the big bike ride that ruins an early Sunday morning every May, and there's bad news. / 6 comments
Seen & Heard: New “Modern Asian” Restaurant
Plus: A reader wonders whether any bar can approach the Raccoon Lodge; the Warren Street reconstruction project has begun; the Roxy Hotel is working on an oyster bar; old photos of White Street; construction crew hogging Franklin Street. / 3 comments
Newsletter: Feb. 9
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In the News: Muggings and Thefts
Plus: More renderings of the 43-story Park Place tower; Franklin Street building sold.
Nosy Neighbor: Why Is There Always Trash Outside the Post Office?
"Do you know why there is frequently trash in front of the post office on Church Street? I walk past there most mornings and it's regularly littered in debris and papers." —J. / 6 comments
Redeem Your 2-Week Pass to Crunch!
Crunch offers awesome classes, shiny machines, tons of weights, personal training, and no judgements. Try out the Tribeca gym with a free two-week pass. / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: New Pasta Bar
Plus: White Street renovation revealed; Franklin Place is a private alley; no activity at the hotel site in northwest Tribeca; "Law & Order: SVU" is back yet again. / 10 comments
In the News: Sad Park to Get a Temporary Renovation
Plus: Another look at a fun Tribeca apartment; FiDi landmark's new grocery store will have a food court; Cómodo restaurant in Soho is closing. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Upstaging 1 World Trade Center
Plus: Remix license-suspension hearing; Pier 26's big orange sign; new-ish bar in Hudson Square; Adidas shoot; Tribeca painting; Pen Parentis salon on race. / 5 comments
Howard the Pug: 2006-2017
Adam and I had to say goodbye to our beloved pug, Howard, over the weekend. He had a very nice life, and we'd like to thank a couple of local businesses for their help over the years.
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
Today the Auntie Anne's truck morphed into a Cinnabon one! — N / Seen & Heard: Playgarden now has immersive French
DOB records aside, the most recent photo on Google Streetview of 139 Franklin Street without a sidewalk shed is from... — James Bogardus / Conversion plans are set for Sofia Brothers warehouse on Franklin
DOB records of active sidewalk sheds (https://www.nyc.gov/assets/buildings/html/sidewalk-shed-map.html) in CB 1 shows 139 Franklin Street "active permit" dates from 2/4/2022, or... — James Bogardus / Conversion plans are set for Sofia Brothers warehouse on Franklin
Thanks for confirming what I thought the likely outcome would be. It should be a simple matter to keep the... — Gary / Watching time in the neighborhood
I think not. This was my last update. https://tribecacitizen.com/2025/01/02/the-injustice-of-time-and-the-clock-tower-building/ — Tribeca Citizen / Watching time in the neighborhood
Devon and Blakely at Liberty and South End (upstairs, next to Starbucks) is also closed. — Lloyd C Bishop / Seen & Heard: Openings and closings at the malls
Went to Toby's grand opening today and was the 4th customer. They were just getting things moving but we absolutely... — KC / Toby’s Estate opens next week