Discussing Serafina’s Liquor License
Also on Community Board 1's June agendas: Duane Street eviction and demolition; Pier 26 update; closing part of Peck Slip to traffic; new Park Row tower; the neverending film/TV/ad shoots; Barleycorn liquor license change; more.
Seen & Heard: Downtown’s Free Museum Night Is Coming Up
Plus: A peek inside the Beekman hotel; Pisillo Italian Panini has expanded; cookbook party with sandwiches at Weather Up; stylish new lighting showroom just above Canal.
Another Japanese Restaurant on Leonard?
A Tribecan has plans for the space that was most recently Gallery 69. / 9 comments
Newsletter: May 30
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English as a Fecund Language
Because there's no auto-correct in the real world... yet. / 2 comments
In the News: The Private Club Inside Spring Studios
Plus: Interior renderings of 70 Vestry; Corlandt Street subway station forecast; elevator accident; Governors Island events; is Trump Soho one reason Donald Trump won't release his tax returns? / 3 comments
Nosy Neighbor: Who Were Those People Marching?
"Last weekend, during Taste of Tribeca, there were military in cadence shouting 'Marine Corps!' on public streets. Is this legal? It's not the first time, either. Who runs this program or whatever it is?" —A. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Gallery Closed
Plus: The 11 Howard hotel is open; more on Kung Fu Tea; a hand-painted dress at Front Art Space; another Franklin Street building is on the market.
New Kid on the Block: Aesop
Besides the best paint job in Tribeca, you'll find the full line of Aesop products, from gateway hand soaps and lotions to herbal deodorant, mouthwash, and even pet shampoo.
In the News: Fulton Center and the WTC Oculus Are Now Linked
Plus: Condo plans for the former Pearl Paint buildings; Combina restaurant closed; who was behind the arcade plan push-polling; Cadillac café to be run by Joe Coffee; anti-Semitic graffiti.
Reade Street Prep: Summer Camps Open House (Ages 2+)
Please join us for an introduction to Reade Street Prep's summer camps and tutoring options for children ages 2-12. Kids will sample all of our camps: learning and playing with our teachers. Parents can learn more about our offerings and explore the facility. / Sponsored









Stop fretting. By the time 277 Canal is finished, the $9 congestion toll will have reached $12 (2028), en route... — Komanoff / Plans moving forward for northeast corner of Canal and Broadway
Despite justified concerns about congestion and traffic on Canal Street, NYC continues to enable development that will increase traffic and... — ala / Plans moving forward for northeast corner of Canal and Broadway
Agree with you but I think they are making a long term bet it won’t maintain its current state of... — Cw / 312-322 Canal will be redeveloped as residential
Isn’t that the northwest corner of canal and broadway? Or am I misunderstanding? — Cw / Plans moving forward for northeast corner of Canal and Broadway
That red tape includes landmarks, zoning, building code enforcement and provision of electric and gas. All of this is made... — James Bogardus / In the News: The “scion” of Meadow Lane
The history of Collect Pond clarifies why this topography exists as a flood zone. The 1865 Viele topographical map of... — James Bogardus / In the News: The “scion” of Meadow Lane
Looks good. However, who would want to pay Tribeca prices to live (or have a business) with the counterfeit bazaar... — Marcus / 312-322 Canal will be redeveloped as residential