Newsletter: Aug. 11
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In the News: Nobu Renderings
Plus: A profile of Two Hands; how the World Trade Center was built at the expense of Little Syria; letting people control the lights of 1 World Trade Center. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Museum Debuts Appetizing Restaurant
Plus: More on that police vehicle stuck at the World Trade Center; many Lower Manhattan streets essentially closed this Saturday; St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox National Shrine; 4 World Trade Center retail space. / 3 comments
In the News: Congestion on the Brooklyn Bridge Path
Plus: Renderings and floor plans for 70 Vestry; FiDi fire now under control; Black Tap expansion; World Chess Championship coming to the Seaport; the Battery Dance Festival starts next week. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Crosswalk Buttons
Plus: New veterinarian's office; mall entrance at one of the Oculus plazas; contractor self-promotion at 3 World Trade Center; garish, mammoth LED signage inside 4 World Trade Center. / 1 comment
Get Your 2-Week Guest 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, including a personal training session. / Sponsored
New Kid on the Block: Naturino
"We've been doing this for thirty years," says Jae Lee, whose Naturino store is now open on Reade. "We know how to fit the shoes." And he's getting help from three former Shoofly staffers.
New Kid on the Block: Galerie de Café
Dr. Reena Clarkson, a local orthodontist and a mother of six, decided she didn't have quite enough on her plate, so she opened a café. It's displaying kids' art and it'll soon begin serving sweet and savory pies. / 6 comments
Seen & Heard: World Trade Center Mall Tracking Report
Plus: Possible spa on Chambers; Barry's Bootcamp closed for renovation; prayer arrangements for taxi drivers; "Final Fantasy" art exhibit. / 7 comments
A New Lingerie Boutique
After Petticoat Lane closed and Kiki de Montparnasse abruptly went out of business, Tribeca women were left with no local options for intimates. That's about to change....
Newsletter: Aug. 8
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In the News: Unkempt City Hall Park
Plus: Fire at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse; police vehicle gets hoisted into the air by a World Trade Center security bollard; time-lapse video of the mural at 100 Franklin. / 1 comment
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
That stretch of sidewalk is ALWAYS one of the last to be cleared, which makes no sense to me because... — WCJ / More images from Whiteout 2026
Agreed. — martine / Friedmans new space on Greenwich will be an Italian concept
Add Max's on W Broadway! I was looking forward to a good breakfast sandwich burger place. Oh well. Yes, I... — martine / Friedmans new space on Greenwich will be an Italian concept
I was really surprised that the sidewalk on Hudson next to Duane Park had not been shoved as of Tuesday!... — Janet / More images from Whiteout 2026
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
The scale is one of the major objections to this project. Actually, you could call it two objections about scale:... — Marcus / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail