In the News: The History of Lispenard’s Meadow
Plus: The Downtown Alliance is soliciting proposals to beautify the New York Stock Exchange area; profile of Mysterious Bookshop; L'Appart restaurant at Le District; man attacked by stroller-pushing couple wielding a box cutter.
Seen & Heard: Advance Notice About Protests
Plus: Questions about that coffee cart photo; Yves is asking for a large sidewalk café; dubious subway signage at the World Trade Center mall; more on the bus-vs.-bollard battle; dogs being walked in Whole Foods; Chris Meloni TV show shoot; gently falling snow. / 14 comments
In the News: “Piss and Vinegar”
Plus: The recipe for a popular Two Hands dish; layout for the new Elizabeth H. Berger Plaza.
Seen & Heard: A Coffee Cart’s Protest
Plus: High hopes for the World Trade Center Greenmarket; expanded Lyons Den Power Yoga opens this weekend; looking at the Worth Street reconstruction project; Ford store at the WTC mall; "Where in Tribeca...?" answer. / 8 comments
Nosy Neighbor: What’s Butler?
There's a sign saying "Butler" at 13 Lispenard. Is the Sheraton Tribeca renting out the space to a company? I couldn't find anything online. —V. / 2 comments
In the News: Local Politicians Pester City for Construction Oversight
Plus: Wrong-way cyclist hit by car; preview of the new ferry service's boats and docks.
Seen & Heard: Archive of Protest Signs
Plus: Fancy watch found on Harrison this morning; activity in the former American Flatbread space?; Melissa McCarthy film shooting this week; subway entrances at the World Trade Center mall; kids' clothing drive reminder. / 1 comment
Bit’z Kids Is Closing
The store has been running big sales on and off for a month now, so you can likely expect more as it winds down. / 1 comment
A New Tenant at Santos Party House
Also on Community Board 1's February agendas: The Five Boro Bike Tour; the new building at White and Sixth; a bunch of street fairs, including one on Beach; the Tribeca Family Festival; Yves sidewalk café; Tribeca's Kitchen liquor license; more. / 10 comments
Newsletter: Jan. 30
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“America Runs on Immigrants”
Locals shared photos from today's protest at the Battery—and subsequent march up Church Street—about the Trump administration's despicable executive order on immigration. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Antique Garage Opening Forecast
Plus: How to order quarts of Good Stock soup; progress at the new Pupculture on Hudson; one building's telephone bomb-threat checklist; "Where in Tribeca...?" still unsolved.
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I want to add, like Vickery Eckhoff said, the Lutnick photo is pretty telling. Another person uploaded a pretty normal... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Does anyone have the count of trees in the Battery and Battery Park City that have been felled for the... — Heide Fasnacht / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
I found this article by googling "New York drone show fake?" It's really a very weird situation. These drone shows... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?