Newsletter: Aug. 18
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Seen & Heard: The Beekman Hotel Opens Soon
Plus: New entrances to the R train at the World Trade Center; Thomas Street closure on Sunday; Warby Parker pop-up; Le Pain Quotidien in Battery Park City said to be opening this week; "Law & Order: SVU" is back yet again. / 10 comments
In the News: First Aerial Photo of Lower Manhattan
Plus: Alleged gigolo headquartered in FiDi; Black Tap's big new basement dining room; more on the new mall; the history of 6 Stone Street.
Valentine No. 52
This may be the thinnest silver lining you've ever encountered, but if there's one bright spot to the endless construction in these parts, it's the excellent logos and typography on many construction-related vans. / 1 comment
In the News: Giant Walls of Garbage
Plus: A French magazine profiles a FiDi loft; tally of open stores at the World Trade Center mall; inside 60 Hudson. / 5 comments
Behold the World Trade Center Oculus
To go along with the debut of the World Trade Center mall, the street-level entrances to the Oculus have been opened, along with the dramatic pedestrian plaza along the north side. / 5 comments
Seen & Heard: Peek Inside New Greenwich Street Restaurant
Plus: Virtual tour of the Four Seasons hotel; Tribeca Film Festival dates; World Trade Center mall postcard; anti-TriBeCa petition; Robert Reitzfeld paintings at Front Art Space. / 1 comment
In the News: The Banana Man
Plus: 9/11-linked cancer rate has tripled; assessing last weekend's Shared Streets event; Le District review; another swipe at Tribeca; Avenue of the Americas plaques. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Apple Store Revealed
Plus: PATH buses running through Tribeca; Chinatown buses illegally dropping off passengers here; Lilly O'Brien's grade from the Department of Health; lunch at Eataly's fancier restaurant; poop scofflaw. / 16 comments
First Impressions: Il Pesce at Eataly
The new downtown location of Eataly has five restaurants. The first to be reviewed: Il Pesce, which is focused on seafood. / 17 comments
Newsletter: Aug. 15
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Seen & Heard: Chambers Street Spa Confirmed
Plus: Shared Streets led to traffic jams elsewhere; Eataly's convoluted layout; new branding for Lotus Salon; intra-city buses dropping off on Varick. / 5 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
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Morgan's Market are the BEST!!! — Bob Moore / More images from Whiteout 2026
Could be the other partners are, but the owner I met was a New Yorker. — Tribeca Citizen / Toby’s Estate opens next week
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I got a peek and the staff explained that the owners are from Kuwait, and that the coffee is imported... — Whitney / Toby’s Estate opens next week
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Morgan's Market wins the honor of best retail community member -- not only do they keep their sidewalk and 2... — Nicole Vianna / More images from Whiteout 2026