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
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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.
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Truly sad. Got our son's first "Tribeca Cool Kids" clothes there 15 years ago (on sale!) and they couldn't have... — Downtown Dad Again / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed
The graffiti in question looks very similar to the same outside of Target (on the never-ending construction barriers) which questioned... — Downtown Dad Again / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Our apartment was inside the "frozen zone" and when we were finally able to return to it in mid-October, I... — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... / A documentary honors the work of the Sanitation Department after 9/11
I was shocked when I was walking around Tribeca. I've been living away, so coming back now and seeing so... — Van / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Or make it a mall of counterfeiters, like a Needle Park or, better yet, the modern-day Essex Market of counterfeiting.... — James Bogardus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
The Starbucks on Chambers and W. Broadway is definitely popular and it's situated in a dream spot considering the subway... — Jslv / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Given the illegal activities surrounding the building, maybe a museum celebrating the counterfeiting industry would be an appropriate use of... — Reademan / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway