In the News: Steak Frites Restaurant Opens Tonight
Plus: Surf Shack seasonal rooftop bar; FiDi driver fires gun; imagining what Lower Manhattan will be like when it's underwater. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Four Seasons Food Cart
Plus: Mobile advertising for New York Dolls; Remix space is for rent; the bulbous entrance to 19 Park Place; Nom Wah spinoff at Canal Street Market. / 7 comments
Welcome to TweeBeCa: Special Celebrity Edition!
Liev Schreiber at Whole Foods! Charlotte Gainsbourg buying wrapping paper! Jake Gyllenhaal in notable shoes! And many more sightings, although this roundup goes B-list pretty fast. / 5 comments
In the News: Convicted Murderer Arrested in Battery Shooting
Plus: Long-stalled Jackie Robinson Museum might actually move forward; the history of 145 Chambers; Seaport anniversary festivities; Tribeca artist Donald Sultan's collection of toy boats. / 1 comment
Coffee Out, Poke In
A Tribeca café is being replaced by another restaurant serving the popular Hawaiian dish of poke. / 3 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Canal Street Market’s Food Hall
Plus: More work happening at the former Almond space; another lighting store in Soho; parking in the middle of the street; "She Inspires" art exhibit; Art et Maison's new home; Guggenheim field trip. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: The Great Tribeca Scavenger Hunt
Plus: New building on Greenwich revealed; crossing guards on West Street; the design firm responsible for the Four Seasons plaza; Poem in Your Pocket Day at Poets House; 1st Precinct community meeting tonight; private tea pop-up. / 7 comments
In the News: More on the Forthcoming Jewish Deli
Plus: Oculus escalator malfunction leads to injuries; New York Ranger roommates in Battery Park City; neighbors concerned about noise from co-working space; Trump Soho restaurant closed; head of the New York Academy of Art; floral designer Ken Fulk; FiDi stabbing. / 3 comments
Spotlight: Floratech
"I grew up with so many Michaels," says Michael Collarone, explaining how he came to be known as Mikey Flowers. "Mikey Navy wanted to be in the Navy. Mikey Fires wanted to be a firefighter. I was the Mikey who knew flowers." His floral design firm, Floratech, has been in Tribeca for three decades, and he has the stories to prove it. / 9 comments
Newsletter: Apr. 27
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Seen & Heard: Bortolami Gallery Opening Date
Plus: Turkish bakery Simit + Smith has closed; the TV show "Bull" is back for more filming; up next at Alexander and Bonin; OpenTable issues. / 1 comment
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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
Good ideas and good luck trying to get some institution aware of the building and its possibilities -- — John Willenbecher / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Maybe it's worth pointing out the existence and availability of this building to the powers that be at some museums.... — Marcus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Good idea, Marcus. I always thought New York could use a Museum of Architecture (well there is the Skyscraper Museum... — George Bacon / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Before Koh that store was Kai’s Kids (if I’m not mistaken). She had a beautiful selection of kids’ clothing, including... — Phyllis Ruffer / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed