Newsletter: August 20
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Construction is underway at 65 Franklin
Dormant since 2018, the site is now fully underway as a 24-story condominium. / 2 comments
Art space for kids opens on Warren
Founded in 2017, the local chain now has seven other locations for kids 1 to 14.
Congestion Pricing had no effect on air quality
After a measuring pollutants in the air with monitors across the city, including two in Fidi, the air quality remained the same. / 8 comments
Events for 9/11 on the 25th anniversary
This is the 25th anniversary of September 11th. The Memorial plaza will be closed for families, but there are other ways to mark the day. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Last night for Battery Dance Festival
Plus the gardeners luncheon at The Battery; an energy project for kids at the Skyscraper Museum; comedy night at Petrarca.
Spotlight: Akimoto Sushi
The restaurant has been on Church and Duane for 17 years and was a sushi spot even before that. / 1 comment
In the News: More on McNally the Younger
Plus a potential foreclosure of retail on Chambers; neighbors vs. Maxwell Social Club; another development for Canal.
Newsletter: August 17
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New Kid on the Block: Amare Pilates
Tribecan Marina Enright has opened a light-filled studio in the classic 19th Century Gibbes building on West Broadway.
Seen & Heard: Tutu School aiming for September 14
Plus looking back on the Tribeca waterfront; Black Gotham Experience at the Seaport; Tamid to host Jewish gathering on 9/11. / 1 comment
Looking Back: A tickertape parade from 100 years ago
In August 1926, Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Two million people came out to celebrate.
Left rectangle ads redesigned
History of Tribeca Buildings
A lot of NIMBYism in these comments. Financial district is basically the birthplace of the skyscraper, has always been crowded,... — Cd / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
One solution to the lack of common areas and too much traffic: close streets to cars/trucks permanently, and convert them... — Ben / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Typo: before 2010 (not 2020) — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Before 2020, the area was still mostly office (personally I would not describe as moribund) and actually less traffic. There... — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
I pass by 100 Gold a couple of time a week. At street level it seems dank and squat, and... — Gary / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Lovely and well deserved -- keep up the good work, Adger! — John Willenbecher / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday
My concern is not any one building in isolation—it is the cumulative impact of (100 Gold St, 250 Water St,... — Harry deen / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold