Newsletter: Aug. 3
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In the News: Rebuffed Thief Attacks Woman
Plus: Optometry chain leases space on Worth; spending the night with transit cops.
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
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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