A Proposed Newsstand Outside P.S. 234
Also on Community Board 1’s December agendas: Four Seasons liquor licenses; booze at Tartinery and Le Pain Quotidien; Peck Slip design concepts; M5 bus route change; Hank's Juicy Beef; Capsouto Park public art; Tunnel to Towers run; Pier A public seating; fecal contamination in the Hudson River. / 3 comments
Newsletter: Nov. 30
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Seen & Heard: Fire on Worth Street
Plus: Brookfield Place ice rink is getting iced; Livly children's boutique is open; Laughing Man's cookstove drive; S10 Training on Walker; Museum of Feelings. / 5 comments
A FiDi Time Capsule
As chains lay claim to the neighborhood, the old, dated signage is being replaced with the generic strip-mall stuff you see everywhere—and that's a pity. / 2 comments
In the News: Tour Bus Overload
As the City Council mulls a plan to limit double-deckers, the Department of Transportation approves n "interactive entertainment experience" that will clog streets and sidewalks. Plus: Tribeca condo board accused of anti-Chinese discrimination; Dead Rabbit recipe for citrus syrup; Parks staffer arrested for aggressive behavior. / 3 comments
Shop-Local Gift Guide (Part 1)
Tribeca is still one of Manhattan's best shopping neighborhoods, so get out there and buy someone's affection! Here are a few items that caught my eye at Best Made Co., Valley, South of Market, Torly Kid, and Patrick Parrish. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: The Battery Bike Path Is Also Open
Plus: How are we feeling about 56 Leonard?; White Street block is now permit-parking; the T. Edward Wines office on W. Broadway; a hearing on cutting red tape in the city. / 8 comments
Seen & Heard: The Bike Path Outside Brookfield Place Is Open
Plus: The remodeled McDonald's on Chambers; a book of erotica called "Tribeca"; the Bennett will take reservations; Martin Auer Bakehouse appears stalled; Holiday Craft Fair seeks vendors. / 3 comments
Newsletter: Nov. 26
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In the News: Moving Day at the Ladder 8 Firehouse
Let the renovation begin. Plus: A recap of the recent Mudd Club Rummage Sale; real estate lobbying group says storefront rents are dropping. / 1 comment
A Dozen New Enthusiasms
It’s been nearly two years since I gathered together a bunch of things I can heartily recommend. Let the good vibes roll…. / 2 comments
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Good catch! Elizabeth Street Garden is indeed in Assembly District 66. — Tribeca Citizen / The Candidates 2026: Ben Yee
To get rid of the street venders in the gallery district, all the NYPD has to do is arrest the... — J Frank P / In the News: Chambers among the 100 best restaurants
Both Siffert and Yee say Elizabeth Street Garden is their favorite park... Hard to even believe. Not even in their... — James Boudan / The Candidates 2026: Ben Yee
It's amazing the lengths some people go to avoid just saying we need more housing. Just a bunch of slop... — James Boudan / The Candidates 2026: Ben Yee
by "NIMBY" do you mean "no more luxury development in our back yard" because that is what he says on... — BarryB / The Candidates 2026: Ben Yee
Big NIMBY vibes from this guy, especially when you start poking around his website. Seems pretty bad. — harryh / The Candidates 2026: Ben Yee
hahahahahah you mean how like the super-talls built around Central Park brought prices down around there? Or the way rents... — elizabeth / Plans for new tower at Independence Plaza have begun