Newsletter: May 19
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Seen & Heard: Visit the Ninja Turtles’ Tribeca Lair
Plus: Drawings of the restaurant coming to the former Ivy's Bistro space; Liquor Store artwork; Racines NY also participating in Taste of Tribeca for the first time.
In the News: By Chloe Is Opening in the Seaport
Plus: Battery Park City nanny and toddler disappear, then return; this weekend's obstacle course on Pier 26; Café Altro Paradiso review; a peek inside the new Wyeth showroom; resident urges Battery Park City Authority to think green.
Coworking and Codrinking
The coworking industry—which creates hives for entrepreneurs and independent contractors—continues to thrive. The latest entrant around here is Bar Works, which is promoting a new space on White Street. / 3 comments
Check Out CURRENT – Tribeca’s Hottest New Workout
CURRENT remixes indoor rowing with great music, sexy lighting, cool choreography, hand weights, and core work. The full body workout (that’s low impact so it’s easy on your back and knees) leaves you sweaty and sore, toned, and ready for more. / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: Update on the Beekman Hotel and Restaurants
Plus: Soho Photo's June exhibits; La Colombe opening on Prince; Soho Square to get spruced up; "Romeo and Juliet" at Castle Clinton. / 2 comments
In the News: The Greenwich Hotel to Open London Property
Plus: Man about town David Cleaver; the Battery Park City Authority forced out local executive; light warfare on Murray; parents who hire adults to do their kids' homework; Telepan closed.
New Kid on the Block: Il Mattone
"The neighborhood called for a slice joint," explains Il Mattone co-owner Charles Fusco about the Italian restaurant's second incarnation. / 5 comments
Another Store Bids Tribeca Goodbye
Jonathan Burden's antiques/art gallery has been on Duane Street for 18 years. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Aesop’s Tribeca Store Is Confirmed
Plus: Water gushing from the 111 Murray site; the curvy façade of Franklin Street mansion; new art-themed bar in the Seaport; the City Hall Park fountain has been turned on. / 1 comment
New Kid on the Block: Pakistan Tea House by Baluchi’s
The new Pakistan Tea House is a lot like the old one, if a bit spiffier and with new items, such as dosas. But it will also serve as a commissary kitchen for Baluchi's. / 4 comments
Newsletter: May 16
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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
Throwing the word NIMBY into the mix suggest you did engage the reasonable concerns expressed here. Worse than NIMBYism is... — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold