Seen & Heard: Pet Adoption Center Rumored for W. Broadway
Plus: Fashion showroom opens on Walker; Con Edison's Warren Street construction; Cosmopolitan Hotel paint job; old film reels for sale; advertising shoot. / 1 comment
Loft Tour Preview #3: W. Broadway Family
The home in the third sneak peek of this year’s Inside Tribeca Loft Tour (Oct. 18) got the fresh, colorful treatment of local designer Ghislaine Viñas.
Special Event: Open House at BASIS Independent Brooklyn
You are invited to a special Open House event at BASIS Independent Brooklyn, where you can tour the campus and meet the teachers. / Sponsored
In the News: Cheap New Broadway Hotel
Plus: Still another New York Ranger lives in the area; timeline for the Flea's move; adding the Hudson River to the ferry expansion plan. / 11 comments
Nosy Neighbor: What Are Those Planes Flying So Low?
"All last week, two small planes made flights up and down the river and harbor at very low altitudes. They were identical planes with a single prop behind the cockpit. Do you know anything about them?" —Getch / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: “American-Made” Emporium Opening in the Seaport
Plus: Checking in on Keith McNally's restaurant at the Beekman; the Tunnel to Towers race is this weekend; rooftop addition on Lispenard; a new restaurant on Front Street; El Luchador taqueria. / 7 comments
New Kid on the Block: The Wooly Daily
This was a delightful surprise: The Wooly, the event space inside the Woolworth Building, has opened a cool little coffee bar with impeccable art direction.
Newsletter: Sept. 21
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Seen & Heard: Progress at 19 Park Place
Plus: Hal Bromm Gallery's fortieth-anniversary show; dog found in northwest Tribeca; more business cards from the past; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting; fresh fennel seed.
The Firehouse Is Going to Be in “Ghostbusters” After All
The ground floor of the new 11 N. Moore condominium has been converted into a fake restaurant called Vestia Tribeca, so we can deduce that the setting is not being used to dummy for somewhere else. / 5 comments
Seen & Heard: “Ghostbusters” Is Back Today
Plus: The fashion show at the PATH/Brookfield Place corridor; Uhuru's jewelry line has launched; De Niro's Bernie Madoff movie shot here again; a chance to climb Governors Island's new hill; Ray Bradbury's house. / 1 comment
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
"Even cast-iron architecture might have been considered avant garde when it first appeared." No. Just no. Cast iron was intentionally... — James Bogardus / Sneak Peek: 14 White
No slight was intended against Tribeca Paint. It's just nice to have a choice of stores, like we used to.... — Gary / In the News: A 70-year-old Fidi hardware store faces closure
The facade resembles two buildings on Church Street - one on the corner of Warren, the other at Chambers Street.... — Gary / Sneak Peek: 14 White
The best part about those 9 ft windows is the inability to see 14 White while looking out through them.... — James Bogardus / Sneak Peek: 14 White
Sad to see BabyCottons go. Bought many quality gifts there for family and friends. Items were always beautiful and well... — Tribeca Mom / Babycottons and Willow & Zoey are leaving; a jeweler is coming in
Regarding Bubby's, it could be the Devil Wears Prada effect. People re-watching or first seeing the movie in advance of... — Chester / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?
Yes! Quite affordable for the more than 800 billionaires in America! — George Bacon / Sneak Peek: 14 White