Seen & Heard: Two New Shops Are Open on Duane
Selling home goods, apparel, and plants. Plus: Architects moonlighting as artists; Community Board 1 to talk about a new plan for street vendors; permits for the indoor space on Governors Island.
Seen & Heard: Former NYSC Space to Be a Preschool
Plus: Fan Hero and the Book Nook are coming to Warren Street; Playgarden is opening a second location; "an eerie, beautiful panorama of nighttime imagery."
In the News: Fuku Is Opening in FiDi
Plus: Colin Kaepernick denies real-estate rumor; Battery Park City building to have its own fleet of BMW rental cars; a dishwasher with ambition at Nobu Next Door; Battery Park City Authority CFO steps down.
Celebrate Christmas with Lower Manhattan Community Church
You are invited to a special Christmas Eve service at 4 p.m. on December 24. Child care will be provided. / Sponsored
American Apparel Is Closing Its Tribeca Store
The company, which has sought chapter 11 protection, says that any buyer of its stores is unlikely to want the Tribeca one (or eight others around the country).
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Seen & Heard: Activity in the Former NYSC Space
Plus: Tutto Il Giorno is now open for weekend brunch (with entertainment for the bambini); eyesore newsstands; Citi's renovation is underway in earnest; Il Lee prints at Art Projects International. / 9 comments
In the News: Attempt to Solve the Scaffolding Problem
Plus: Downtown Alliance's founding chairman, Robert Douglass, has died; night-vision cameras at Battery Park City ball fields; pop-up caviar restaurant; Gateway plaza tenants accuse landlord of fraud; Larry Silverstein is moving downtown. / 2 comments
Join Bright Horizons for a Holiday Sip & Stroll
A brand new Bright Horizons child care center and preschool is coming to Lower Manhattan, and they want you to be the first to visit! Sip a hot cocoa, enjoy light refreshments, and create beautiful winter crafts with your child. / Sponsored
A New Café on Reade
The Christina Lehr shop was once a café, and soon it will be one again. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Janovic Ceiling Collapse
Plus: CityMD is opening a FiDi location; local artist Miljan Suknovic's gallery show; "Test Drive Your Jokes" shoot; "Where in Tribeca...?" answer.
In the News: Anish Kapoor Bought at 56 Leonard
Plus: City Council committee approves Pier 40 deal; resident who attacked postal worker was acquitted; school overcrowding is not getting better. / 3 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
This argument is a bit circular isn’t it? What was “very necessary” about destroying a neighborhood (as is apparent to... — Peter / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
The Battery Park Resiliency Project is a very necessary floodwater management project that has been fully approved. This exact same... — harryh / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
https://tribecacitizen.com/2026/06/01/an-renewed-effort-to-save-battery-park-citys-trees/ — Tribeca Citizen / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
Would've had to have been kept quiet. NYPD/other agencies wouldn't be able to identify unrelated drones in a flock of... — JT / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
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?