Newsletter: May 5
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In the News: The Design for 2 World Trade Center
Plus: New ferry service to increase air pollution; Sheldon Silver sentenced; more thefts; Carson Street clothing shop is closing; outdoor seating at the new Le Pain Quotidien in Battery Park City; R & Company exhibits. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Reactions to the Five Boro Bike Tour
Plus: "Stop Shake Shack"; Greenwich Street cobblestones have deteriorated further; celebrate spring this Sunday at Duane Park; extended hours and more for the Tribeca Design District. / 9 comments
In the News: Water Street Arcades Valued at $250 Million
Plus: The artist Marisol has died; Brooklyn Bridge work to continue till 2022; Artists Space is leaving Soho and may take its Tribeca outpost with it; grilling on Governors Island; J. Crew CEO listed his Greenwich Street townhouse. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Who’s Behind the Raccoon Saloon
Plus: Is Marla Maples living in Tribeca?; TOAST Art Walk is coming up; first look at the "cast-iron inversion" facade on Walker; 443 Greenwich striptease. / 1 comment
How “Service Included” Affects North End Grill’s Prices
I compared prices for food and alcohol from before and after the recent shift to no tipping. The real winner isn't the staff.... / 13 comments
In the News: Best Dive Bars
Plus: The Water Street arcade handover; Q&A with gallerist Hal Bromm; El Luchador's new Lower East Side location; Westville FiDi not a done deal.
Seen & Heard: New Exhibits at Mmuseumm
And one's a real heartbreaker. Plus: The Verizon building on Pearl is getting glassed; JazzFest at Bogardus Plaza; Seaport Culture District lineup announced; Brad Greenwood works on paper show.
Westville Is Opening in FiDi
Also on Community Board 1's May agendas: Jake Gyllenhaal and Tilda Swinton filming here; Worth Street reconstruction update; Serafina liquor license; and much more.
First Impressions: Amada
Amada, the big new Spanish restaurant in Brookfield Place, arrives with high expectations, thanks to chef Jose Garces's James Beard Award and "Iron Chef" status. So how is it? / 2 comments
Newsletter: May 2
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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