Seen & Heard: Taste of Tribeca Tickets Are Now on Sale
And here's a code to save $5. Plus: The World Trade Center Transportation Hub at night; food art at Gourmet Garage; Baked wisdom; Broadway reconstruction might end even earlier than expected.
In the News: More Ineptitude from Battery Park City Security Guards
Plus: Trinity Church decides to build offices, not condos, in its tower; the ferry routes to be introduced next year; Battery Park City man arrested on weapons charge; Community Board 1 rejects Water Street land grab. / 12 comments
Spotlight: Lance Lappin Salon
"The surprise is that even as Tribeca has grown so much, it has still remained a community of families," says Lance Lappin, who founded the Lance Lappin Salon with his wife, Ivy, back in 1985. They've lived here since around that time, too. / 6 comments
Newsletter: Feb. 25
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In the News: One Tribeca Building Got Through the Landmarks Logjam
One didn't. Plus: Which parts of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub will open (and when); an anti-hub rant; yet another Starbucks theft; map of television shoots. / 8 comments
Seen & Heard: Gay Pride Events Are Coming Back to Pier 26
Plus: Menswear accessory inspired by Franklin Street; Espasso opening a Miami outpost; Broadway stars perform Cole Porter songs; photography show at Hazan Projects.
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Seen & Heard: Another 7-Eleven?
Plus: New Jersey's superior Jenga building; Mulberry & Vine's second location debuts soon; Brookfield Place suit store opening next month; yet another "Law & Order: SVU" shoot. / 3 comments
Supermarket Price Check!
What's the cheapest grocery store in Tribeca? I compared the prices for 14 items at Best Market, Whole Foods, Gourmet Garage, and FreshDirect. The results might surprise you. / 24 comments
In the News: No Federal Flood Protection Money for Lower Manhattan
Plus: Morton Street school zone to be announced; mosaic plaques at the Canal/Broadway subway station; the Odeon's granola; Gentle Monster eyewear boutique; private art collection; another pro hockey player lives here.
The Country House of Your Dreams
Ninety minutes by car from Lower Manhattan, Roxbury is among the more desirable towns in the Connecticut's Litchfield County. And this classic Georgian house is perfectly sited, with complete privacy on a quiet country road. It's been perfectly done—you wouldn't have to change a thing. / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: No Sign of Target Yet
Plus: Renderings of the Broadway hotel and its Blue Bottle café; the first public meeting of the Tribeca Alliance; Casey Neistat tests rocket shoes and takes on the Harley-Davidson dealership; comparing 3 and 4 World Trade Center; first look at what might be included at Trinity Church's new FiDi tower.
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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