Seen & Heard: Chivalry at Kings Pharmacy
Plus: One Medical Group signage; another subway entrance closed at Chambers and Church; sandwiches and bowls at the Wooly Daily; Prince glyphiti (and a list of essential songs).
Spotlight: Church Street Surplus
"I'm a surplus guy!" says Lable Horowitz, explaining how Church Street Surplus came to be stuffed to the gills. Over the years, he has bought odds and ends of everything from police sirens to hospital traction bars, but the store now mainly focuses on military clothing and other vintage apparel. / 6 comments
Newsletter: Apr. 28
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In the News: The Lack of Construction Oversight
Plus: The Battery's oval lawn will open in June with a local market; Brushstroke's 600-calorie lunch; Q&A with Amada chef Jose Garces; the history of Dietz lanterns.
Seen & Heard: Double Demolition at Church and Chambers
Plus: A new update on Tetsu restaurant; Torly Kid's annual tween party; the Water Street arcade plan is getting pushed through quickly; exhibit of female artists' nudes.
Tracy Anderson’s New Location
The 4,000-square-foot, three-level fitness studio will be on Church Street.
Bubble Tea on Greenwich Street
The outpost of the Kung Fu Tea chain will also offer waffles. / 6 comments
New K-12 School Accepts Applications for This Fall
Looking for a new K-12 independent school option in Manhattan? Portfolio School is now accepting applications for children ages 5-8 for the 2016-2017 school year. / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: Signs of Life at Pakistan Tea House
Plus: Water Street arcade plan approved by the City Planning Commission; By Suzette creperie has reopened; neat plywood treatment; Black Burger on Franklin. / 1 comment
In the News: Grand Banks Is Taking Reservations
Plus: Frank Gehry owns an apartment at 8 Spruce; Community Board 1 chief not seeking re-election; the next race for Sheldon Silver's former seat; a local chef's spiritual guides; WeWork and 110 Wall and de Blasio payments; theft at Hale and Hearty. / 1 comment
The Doors of Tribeca
I'm especially drawn to doors that show the scars of life, although I suspect they should be added to the endangered list. / 10 comments
In the News: Tribeca Deal Lands Mayor in Hot Water
Plus: The city's highest taxable income is in FiDi?; still no progress on West Thames bridge; glassy Seaport tower; how a Battery Park City artist spends his Sundays. / 9 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
History of Tribeca Buildings
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