Seen & Heard: World Trade Center Mall Tracking Report
Plus: Possible spa on Chambers; Barry's Bootcamp closed for renovation; prayer arrangements for taxi drivers; "Final Fantasy" art exhibit. / 7 comments
A New Lingerie Boutique
After Petticoat Lane closed and Kiki de Montparnasse abruptly went out of business, Tribeca women were left with no local options for intimates. That's about to change....
Newsletter: Aug. 8
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In the News: Unkempt City Hall Park
Plus: Fire at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse; police vehicle gets hoisted into the air by a World Trade Center security bollard; time-lapse video of the mural at 100 Franklin. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Silent Summer Dance Party
Plus: The first Summer Streets shutdown is today; DIY peephole; pretty new windows at a Reade Street conversion; more info on the new Pret a Manger.
In the News: More Options for Church Street Building Makeover
Plus: François Payard has left his bakery chain; progress for the proposed new park in FiDi; Dirty Bird partnering with Chambers Street Wines. / 2 comments
Nosy Neighbor: What’s the YogaSmoga Townhouse on Greenwich Street?
"The door at 428 Greenwich has a sign on it saying 'YogaSmoga Townhouse.' I see that YogaSmoga is a yoga clothing brand, but what's the townhouse part about?" —K.
Seen & Heard: Nobu’s Final Months in Tribeca
Plus: What the "no parking" signs on Duane are there for; Tribeca Meet & Greet; 5 Franklin Place's main entrance; Sixth Avenue liquor store; another window cat on Warren. / 3 comments
In the News: Rescued Jumper Is a Murder Suspect
Plus: Mugger punches man who refuses to hand over money; shoe store robbed by a pack of teens; the history of 110 Reade; Landmarks Preservation Commission allows $95 million expansion in exchange for two elevators.
Seen & Heard: Naturino Kids’ Shoe Store Is Open
Plus: Independence Plaza North rep on the Greenwich Street sidewalk construction; Pret a Manger on Chambers appears open; 3 World Trade Center continues to get glassed; the plazas flanking the Oculus; where to celebrate National Patrón Papi Day.
Another Parking Lot Is Toast
And Warren Street is getting yet another ground-up construction project. / 6 comments
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Gosh, I hope Starbucks isn’t upset that workers are actively unionizing and have successfully unionized multiple locations across New York... — Justin / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Hopefully this will have some benefit for other businesses but I do have to say it was always packed. Very... — John Gallagher / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
I, for one, and so tired of graffiti. The art deco post office on Canal gets carefully scrubbed clean, only... — Marcus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Ben If the area was pedestrianized, what would happen with emergency vehicles, Access a Ride, school buses, trash pick-up? The... — Lisa / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
I'm sorry to hear this news. My condolences to the family. I was a regular until 2007 when we moved... — Kevin Clarke / Jerry Walker, co-owner of Walker’s and The Ear Inn, has died
It's 3:45 and the line for pillows wraps from the park around on Reade and the end is only about... — N / Seen & Heard: 24-hour golf simulators in Hudson Square
This is a real shame. They had wonderful clothes and bought my daughter’s favorite clothes there when she was a... — John Gallagher / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed