Seen & Heard: Grand Banks Opened Early
Plus: The dreaded Broadway bus bulb is getting rebuilt; more looks at the 70 Vestry model; 7 World Trade Center plaza got its replacement trees; Five Boro Bike Tour street closures; the droning outside Tribeca Tower still hasn't been fixed.
In the News: Sheldon Silver Was Shtupping a Lobbyist
Plus: The Battery Park City Authority spends a lot of money with no competitive bidding; a Hawaiian canoe is visiting the area in June. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: The Austrian Bakery Is Still On
Plus: Todd Merrill store on Lafayette has sort-opened; the former Ivy's Bistro space has gone under the plywood; sculpture show at Patrick Parrish; Ooh! Shoes is closing.
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Kiki de Montparnasse Has Closed
What's more, the entire brand appears to be kaput. / 11 comments
In the News: Sales Troubles at the Woolworth Building Condos
Plus: City employee arrested for dealing drugs at the Municipal Building; Q&A with Silver seat contender Yuh-Line Niou; short fiction about a guy who mugs a Tribecan for kicks. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Beach Street Pizzeria Revealed
Plus: When did Bubby's stop being open 24 hours?; 11 N. Moore upgraded its garage doors; Bloomberg's Tribeca Film Festival trailer includes closed businesses; more World Trade Center updates; pizza box gets ahead of itself. / 2 comments
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes (April 2016)
Discussed at last night's meeting: Start date for the five-year Worth Street reconstruction; whether to give 70 Vestry 33 more private parking spaces; Two Hands sidewalk tables; Five Boro Bike Tour street closures; several event permits; Wichcraft and Chipotle liquor licenses; the Flea update. / 3 comments
Eataly Will Open in July
And in other World Trade Center news: Opening date for the first Oculus store; some outdoor spaces will be for arts programming; all of the shops expected to be open seven days. UPDATE: More WTC news about the performing arts center and subway connections came in from the FiDi Fan Page. / 8 comments
Buddha Bar Gets the Boot
Community Board 1's Tribeca Committee voted unanimously to reject Buddha's Bar liquor-license application for Thomas Street. What seems like a victory for the neighboring residents, however, could turn out to be pyrrhic.
Loft Peeping: Gerken Building Penthouse
The 6,000-square-foot penthouse duplex at the the Gerken Building includes a courtyard cut into the top floor. "During the big storm this winter, we had our very own full-scale snow globe," one of the owners told Design Hunting.
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No slight was intended against Tribeca Paint. It's just nice to have a choice of stores, like we used to.... — Gary / In the News: A 70-year-old Fidi hardware store faces closure
The facade resembles two buildings on Church Street - one on the corner of Warren, the other at Chambers Street.... — Gary / Sneak Peek: 14 White
The best part about those 9 ft windows is the inability to see 14 White while looking out through them.... — James Bogardus / Sneak Peek: 14 White
Sad to see BabyCottons go. Bought many quality gifts there for family and friends. Items were always beautiful and well... — Tribeca Mom / Babycottons and Willow & Zoey are leaving; a jeweler is coming in
Regarding Bubby's, it could be the Devil Wears Prada effect. People re-watching or first seeing the movie in advance of... — Chester / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?
Yes! Quite affordable for the more than 800 billionaires in America! — George Bacon / Sneak Peek: 14 White
Affordable housing at its best! — R. / Sneak Peek: 14 White