Seen & Heard: Dinner at Gotan?
Plus: Gwyneth's likely guest apartment also hits the market; Squadron pushes the state senate to insist on local representation for the Battery Park City Authority; New York City Half Marathon street closures; art exhibit of and about drawings. / 1 comment
The Sketchbooks of Ian Berry
As you can see here, illustrator/animator Ian Berry does sketches, often of places around here, then shows them in situ. Moreover, as the weather warms up, he says he'll be posting "a few good ones of Tribeca in particular." So follow him on Instagram! / 2 comments
In the News: Gwyneth and Chris Have Listed Their Apartment
Plus: A truce in the Peck Slip School breakfast battle; Pier 40 construction update; Pace dormitory put up for sale; FiDi shantytown. / 3 comments
New Kid on the Block: Roman K Salon
Just two years after opening his first salon, Roman Kusayev has a second one, in Tribeca. The focus is on hair (including treatments and extensions), makeup, and eyebrows, and it will soon offer morning blowouts.
Summer Programs at Reade Street Prep: Enroll Today!
Reade Street Prep is excited to offer three weekly summer programs. We teach developing minds the academic and social skills they need today to become leaders tomorrow. / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: Zoning Proposals for the New Middle School
Plus: Then-and-now shots of the World Trade Center Oculus; shuttered restaurant allegedly being used as an illegal nightclub; shady tour vendors at Chambers and W. Broadway; a visit to Spartina in L.A. / 1 comment
In the News: Antennas Atop 1 World Trade Center
Plus: The interest in Alexander Hamilton's grave; when Cortlandt Street was Radio Row; the Battery Park City Authority gives itself failing grades; a look back at the Pogues. / 1 comment
Inside the Salt Shed and Sanitation Garage
On the New York City Department of Sanitation's tour of the Spring Street Salt Shed and Garage, we got to peek inside the shed and explore the garage's green roof. / 6 comments
Newsletter: Mar. 7
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Seen & Heard: Pier 25 Party Boat Update
Plus: Chipotle liquor-license application; Love Compost event proposed for Duane Street; Franklin Street building on the market; paintings at Patrick Parrish; "Where in Tribeca...?" still unsolved.
In the News: Spring Studios Fashion Club
Plus: Time-lapse video of the Independent art fair; NYPD plans to crack down on Battery Park vendors; "virtual kidnapping" scam said to be spreading in Lower Manhattan.
Seen & Heard: “The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey”
Plus: Signage is up for the new Jack's café; Añejo's downstairs lounge is getting a reboot; where fans of the Cricketers Arms should go; 10th-anniversary Tribeca Meet & Greet. / 1 comment
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
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
Welcome to the block Shahla from one female founder to another. Duane street has been good to us for 30... — Alycea Ungaro / Babycottons and Willow & Zoey are leaving; a jeweler is coming in
Tribeca Paint! — Tribeca Citizen / In the News: A 70-year-old Fidi hardware store faces closure
Gothamist (which quotes this very Tribeca Citizen post as counterpoint) claims that there is a "slump" for the Canal Street... — Marcus / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever
Good point. With such a massive flow of counterfeit junk, by now the authorities should have been able to trace... — Marcus / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever
Balancing Rights and Safety: The current approach seeks to balance an individual's right to drink with the public's right to... — David Lewin / An update on Luis Fernandez from the Square Diner