Newsletter: Mar. 3
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In the News: 70 Vestry Is Expected to Reap $700 Million in Sales
Plus: The World Trade Center Oculus opens at 3 p.m. tomorrow, and its skylight will open on nice days; the WSJ says the building "wows rather than elevates"; Yips patron loses sock filled with $3,800; Battery Park City Authority trusts its own decision-making, to a point. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Sidewalk Squeeze on Franklin
Plus: A correction and a clarification from GrubHub Seamless; Laughing Man's parklet is back; Indian food recommendation; "Mr. Robot" shoot; public meeting about new FiDi school. / 1 comment
You Could Be in the Palm Beaches Right Now
Why spend another winter shivering here when you could be in Florida? The flight to West Palm Beach is quicker than driving to the Hamptons for a summer weekend. Just picture yourself in this house, Bamboo Hill, created by a renowned interior designer for his wife and himself. / Sponsored
In the News: FiDi Could Be Getting a Movie Theater
Besides the one coming to the Seaport. Plus: The New York Times reviews Bouley; the name of the highly anticipated restaurant opening on Howard; a report on the Tribeca Alliance's first meeting; St. Paul statue returning; artist Diana Delgado. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Inside the New Mariachi’s
Plus: Bar Primi correction; longtime FiDi sushi restaurant has closed; progress at 30 Park Place (and less so at its neighbor); open mic night for adults at Church Street School; missing a charming window display. / 6 comments
Why Restaurants Hate GrubHub Seamless
Local restaurant owners are fed up with GrubHub Seamless, which gets paid handsomely to do its one job poorly. / 68 comments
Summer @ JCP: JCP Camp and Summer Programs
Besides a fun-filled camp for kids age two-and-a-half to five, JCP offers summer classes that are sure to engage and educate your child. Spots are filling up quickly—register now! / Sponsored
Bar Primi Is Not Happening Here After All
The company applied to the wrong community board. But let's look at why someone really ought to open a restaurant on Broadway.... / 2 comments
In the News: The Hypocrisy of Andrew Cuomo
Plus: At home with Tribeca art collectors; gaudy tower going up on Broad Street; people are buying furnished new apartments; Seaport gallery to also be a bar. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Is Another Small Building Doomed?
Plus: Checking in on the Pakistan Tea House reboot; retro jazz at Evening Bar; progress at 56 Leonard; views of 4 World Trade Center slowly disappearing behind 3 World Trade Center. / 1 comment
A New Indian Restaurant on Murray?
Also on Community Board 1’s March agendas: "Seasonal pop-up bar" at Brookfield Place; possible party boat docking at Pier 25; 18 event requests; "daredevil" trespassers; Finn Square's next sculpture; Lower Manhattan bike lane proposal; Hubert Street mansion.
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A 300-seat diner? That’s more than Katz’s space. Seems ambitious. — DH / Carnegie Diner and Cafe plans approved for 200 Chambers
Pizza was good but a block away and it was delivered cold so agree it had to have been sitting... — TribecaMom / First Impressions: Marinara Pizza
What is happening with this space? Anyone have any updated info? I see they are trying to run on the... — Alex / Action at the old Tribeca Tavern
I suspect if you're hoping for a charming neighborhood diner, like Gee Whiz, you're going to be disappointed. I'd love... — Thomas Hagen / Carnegie Diner and Cafe plans approved for 200 Chambers
I welcome another diner option (so missing Tribeca's Kitchen and Gee Whiz) but the outdoor seating is a hilarious dream.... — N / Carnegie Diner and Cafe plans approved for 200 Chambers
That's an awfully big footprint for a diner. — Manhattanmommie / Carnegie Diner and Cafe plans approved for 200 Chambers
Right on jmm! and Will! — SP / Nosy Neighbor: Are dogs allowed on the turf at Pier 25?