Spotlight: Church Street School for Music and Art
"We’re the only non-profit school for the arts below Canal Street," says co-founder Lisa Ecklund-Flores, "and I’ve always felt like the school is a vessel for the community to use any way they want." She estimates that 10,000 students have studied there since it opened in 1990.
Newsletter: June 27
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Seen & Heard: Raccoon Lodge Spinoff Appears to Have Given Up
Plus: Vote for Jerry Nadler on Tuesday; cops continue to flout the law on W. Broadway; dentist leaving Franklin Street space; Matthew Sweet concert; Floyd Cardoz's Soho restaurant. / 7 comments
Seen & Heard: Hank’s Juicy Beef Is Opening Soon
Plus: The Soho Trader Joe's is still an open question; pudding cups; activity at big Duane Street space; how to complain about the Warren street fair; a good source for brown liquor. / 5 comments
In the News: 3 World Trade Center Topped Out
Plus: Man stabbed outside Haus nightclub; the many sleazy tenants of Donald Trump's 40 Wall over the years; Beekman hotel opening forecast.
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 6 comments
Seen & Heard: Big Weekend Fair at the Battery
Plus: Christina Lehr's boutique is now also part-showroom; dangerous window-washing; Battery Park City Community Day at the Stuyvesant Community Center; the retail space at W. Broadway and Worth; window repair. / 3 comments
In the News: The Oculus as Event Space
Plus: The Liberty Street pedestrian bridge as a 9/11 relic; writer Jay McInerney is back; $25,000 watch stolen from gym locker; Amada review; revised signage for the Fulton Market Building approved.
Hubert Street Mansion Approved
It'll have five bedrooms, eleven bathrooms, two kitchens, two studies, two bars, a screening room, and a 5,000-square-foot fitness center. / 3 comments
One Hundred Barclay Tribeca Loft Condominiums—One to Five Bedroom Lofts Starting at $2M
Perfectly proportioned lofts with a modern sensibility. Exquisitely detailed and uncommonly spacious. Over 40,000 square feet of amenities. / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: Target Signage Is Up
Plus: Partially uncovered 60 White looks sublime; Bar Works coworking space appears to be smaller than indicated; more info on new Park Row tower; the "Alice in Wonderland" mural on Chambers; PATH station map; "Untitled" shoot. / 2 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Why does it take so long to open these restaurants? This family has plenty of money and took over the... — Tribeca Neighbor / Sneak Peek: Ludico Tribeca
The cobblestones were designed for 17ty century horse drawn carriages, not today’s semi trucks, so no wonder they need replacement.... — Living in Tribeca since ‘75 / New crosswalks around Fouquet’s hotel on Greenwich
They're absolutely historically appropriate and a massive upgrade from ADA/safety perspective. We're lucky that a number of our crosswalks are... — person / New crosswalks around Fouquet’s hotel on Greenwich
Many years ago, the top floor (at the time) was a daylight photography rental studio- great view, and of course,... — Robert Ripps / Seen & Heard: New restaurant for Battery Park City
Yes couldn’t agree more to wanting something local and fresh! I live in the hood and miss the old local... — Jen / Sneak Peek: Ludico Tribeca
I also don’t understand how the hotel gets to remove the bricks and change the aesthetics. — Kaye / New crosswalks around Fouquet’s hotel on Greenwich
I’m not a fan of these new crosswalks aesthetically. I find them inappropriate for the historic district. If the city... — Cd / New crosswalks around Fouquet’s hotel on Greenwich