Seen & Heard: Two Hands on Film
Plus: New tool to keep track of resistance protests; work happening at a Broadway retail space; MTA parking buses in one of the worst spots imaginable; avocado enigma. / 3 comments
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
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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
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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
Starbucks is closing 4 FiDi Locations, BUT, This may not be such a bad announcement. Here’s why: The locations are... — Luis Vazquez/FiDi Fan Page / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow