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Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 1 comment
In the News: Street Closures Tomorrow for 9/11 Remembrance
Plus: Inside the new Peck Slip School; blind woman rescued from subway tracks by other passengers; five-story boutique opening on Crosby; longtime barber shop.
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes (September)
Discussed: High-end sushi on Franklin Street; Maman's Tribeca outpost; White Street's proposed sidewalk café; Tara of Tribeca on Warren; renaming the southernmost block of Sixth Avenue; the restaurant taking the Dean's space; more. / 2 comments
The Staple Street Skybridge Is for Sale
Price upon request.... UPDATE: Want to see the floor plan? UPDATE #2: And the price is.... / 7 comments
Seen & Heard: “Ghostbusters” Reboot Shooting Here
Plus: Another new pre-school; new Brookfield Place store announced; Saturday traffic on West Street; By Suzette giving away coffee on Monday; tickets on sale for the Taste of Battery Park City. / 2 comments
Spotlight: Abhaya
"When people come here, I feel like they're walking into our home," says Jocelyn Serfaty of Abhaya, the go-to destination for Asian antiques (and now beyond!) that she and her husband, Howard Ellins, opened in 2003. / 2 comments
Newsletter: Sept. 10
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In the News: Final Design for the 456 Greenwich Hotel
Plus: Ignacio Mattos opening an all-day Italian restaurant at Spring and Sixth; Harold's Meat & Three will be the restaurant at the Tommie Hotel; an aversion to Evacuation Day; the history of Washington Market Park; Pier 17 event rendering; progress at St. Nicholas church. / 1 comment
Good News for Chicagoans
Hank's Juicy Beef, specializing in "authentic Chicago-style Italian Beef sandwiches," has chosen Tribeca for its first restaurant. / 9 comments
Seen & Heard: Food Emporium Update
Plus: More of the tip of 56 Leonard is exposed; Houseman now serving weekday lunch; Whole Foods coupon; cops vs. cyclists on Varick; Broadway store appears to be closing; Grandaisy Caprese; Cosmopolitan Hotel's paint job. / 3 comments
Memories of Old Tribeca Restaurants
Matchbooks and business cards from the past.... / 9 comments
In the News: Amada Opening Forecast
Plus: Alexander Wang may move his company to FiDi; how Houseman avoids being noisy; sailing lessons off Pier 25; another tourist arrested for climbing the Brooklyn Bridge; why the city should absorb Battery Park City.
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Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
As I have mentioned here before: just from a financial perspective, this would cost a lot more than the borough-based... — malcolm / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Alternative Plan #2: Renovate Rikers Island instead. — Marcus / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Would it help to make it illegal to buy or own counterfeit junk? I believe that's the case in Europe.... — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Hauling counterfeit loot
Last week? Already back in business. Snow and rain only kept them away for a few hours, didn’t stop the... — R. / Seen & Heard: Hauling counterfeit loot
We're still doing this? This is happening and the focus should be on pushing for the best version of this... — malcolm / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Link to sign the petition for alternate location: https://www.change.org/p/oppose-the-current-manhattan-bbj-plan-support-affordable-housing-alternative-sites?redirect_reason=guest_user Builds affordable housing at 125 White Street. Relocates the jail to... — canal resident / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
This drives me crazy! Such a flagrant example of "Rules for thee, not for me" — GM / Looking back on a year of congestion pricing