New Kid on the Block: INColour
Color specialist Martin Kesselman has opened a new paint showroom/store on Lafayette. Color consultation is surprisingly intimate business, he says: "You're in people's homes, their bedrooms, their closets. I love that connection you make."
Seen & Heard: Rebuffed at Spring Place
Plus: Another store at the World Trade Center mall has closed; Bar Works has opened; sidewalk cafés are allowed on Chambers; Downtown Wine & Liquors is nearer the end. / 17 comments
In the News: Fraunces Tavern Was Closed by the Health Department
Plus: Opening forecasts for Blue Bottle's two Lower Manhattan cafés; actress Diane Kruger bought here; actress La La Anthony lives here; court victory for anti-porn zoning; beautifying the area around the New York Stock Exchange; Ritz-Carlton penthouse to be auctioned in Hong Kong.
Nosy Neighbor: Why Is the MTA Parking Buses on Church?
"Why does the MTA park—and double-park—out-of-service buses on Church Street (for a couple of blocks below Chambers) during the evening rush hour?" —E. / 2 comments
Music the Whole Family Will Love
Bright Horizons Radio on Pandora features today’s popular artists playing songs your kids will love. / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: Tetsu Finally Revealed
Plus: Another alfresco film series; mini-movies to sell real estate; vestigial sign for Temple Street; the Mudd Club Rummage Sale; writers discuss "Writing About Love." / 1 comment
Newsletter: June 8
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In the News: Canal Street Building Sent Back to Drawing Board
Plus: World Trade Center mall 20% unleased; the menu at Tetsu will have four burgers; thief masqueraded as construction worker; Battery Park City consultants get renewed. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: The Redesign of 172 Duane
Plus: Bogardus Plaza revamp to start tomorrow; a glimpse of the subway elevator outside 30 Park Place; "Pink Flamingos" on the big screen; Ladybug Day at Washington Market Park; 9/11 Tribute Museum opens in its new location next week; exhibit at Steven Amedee. / 5 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
Nosy Neighbor: Is That a Dan Flavin Artwork?
"Every time I walk down Worth Street, I wonder whether the yellow light installation in the window of 5 Worth is by Dan Flavin. Is there a way to find out?" —M. / 1 comment
In the News: Chef Ichimura Is on Medical Leave
Plus: King restaurant gets two stars; fast-food chain Verts plans two FiDi outposts; Jill Eisenstadt novel about Tribecans who move to the Rockaways; architecture firm settles over alleged Fair Housing Act violations in Battery Park City.









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
True North Tribeca! https://www.instagram.com/truenorthtribeca — James Bogardus / North Bar is closing for the summer — and will reopen as something new