Alex and Ani Is Said to Be Opening a Store Here
The jewelry brand's founder Carolyn Rafaelian lives in Tribeca; you may have noticed hers kids' handiwork on Hudson Street.
A Country Retreat Straight Out of a Fairy Tale
"This house is a dream come true," says Maria Taylor of Klemm Real Estate. "It's a Roxbury antique that has been completely modernized and updated. It's just waiting for the right person to come fill it with flea-market finds." / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: Rooftop Scaffolding Collapse
Plus: Open studios at the New York Academy of Art; "Ghostbusters" celebration at the Tribeca Film Festival street fair; shoots for "Elementary" and "Everyone Speaks Food"; those Apt. 5 umbrellas. / 1 comment
In the News: More Renderings of 70 Vestry
Plus: Burglary at Estancia 460; Santander Bank robbery; actor interviewed at Sushi Azabu; the race for Sheldon Silver's seat is a weird one; how the Tribeca Film Festival is going way beyond film. / 1 comment
First Impressions: Café Altro Paradiso
Three years after charming the food world with Estela, sommelier Thomas Carter and chef Ignacio Mattos have partnered on a second restaurant, Café Altro Paradiso, that recently opened at the corner of Spring and Sixth. So how is it? / 9 comments
Newsletter: Apr. 11
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Seen & Heard: Ring Dings Galore
Plus: 1 World Trade Center carpet; FedEx Office store is moving; "Law & Order: SVU" is back yet again; work by Japanese emerging artists. / 1 comment
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: City Hall Park’s Next Art Exhibit
It involves personal encounters and a murmuration. Plus: Cowboy Junkies in concert; artist loft for sale; Battery Park City Authority public meeting; OpenTable's questionable neighborhood descriptions. / 1 comment
In the News: Details on West Broadway’s Big New Building
Plus: Man bitten during Tribeca nightclub brawl; the history of a White Street building; custom jewelry at Foundrae; more renderings of proposed megamansion on Franklin; Sing for Hope's public pianos got painted; concern about the FiDi arcade deal.
Open Letter: The FiDi Arcade Plan Warrants a Closer Look
There's a push to give the publicly accessible arcades along Water Street back to the buildings' owners in exchange for improvements to nearby plazas. After I first posted about it, the Downtown Alliance responded with a defense—to which Community Advocates for Public Space has now sent a rebuttal. / 7 comments










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No one is speaking about the impacts and dangerous conditions for people living in 310 Greenwich street . The businesses... — Native / Plans for new tower at Independence Plaza have begun
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The construction of this new tower will be destructive to the entire neighborhood in so many ways. It will certainly... — Darla / Plans for new tower at Independence Plaza have begun
Larry & Gabbie are the best. Sad to see them go but happy for them in retirement — Johnny Mac / L&O Frame will close in July
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