Seen & Heard: Shake Shack Signage
Say it five times fast. Plus: Peck Slip School is looking good; another stretch of World Trade Center sidewalk is open; a new partner for Looie, the restroom app; Pace University vegetable garden. / 5 comments
Jean-Georges Vongerichten Is Coming to Save the Seaport
There will be a seafood-themed marketplace in the Tin Building and a 10,000-square-foot restaurant in Pier 17.
New Building Report Card: The Reade Chambers
Is the new building at 71 Reade (and 87 Chambers) better than what preceded it? Does it resemble the rendering at all? Does it add to the neighborhood or detract from it? / 3 comments
China Institute Opens in Lower Manhattan! Don’t Miss the Fall Festival on September 12
At at China Institute's Fall Festival, you can watch special demonstrations of our language, calligraphy, t’ai chi, and brush-painting classes; enjoy snacks; and participate in our tea ceremony. / Sponsored
Chik-fil-A Is Planning a Huge FiDi Restaurant
It'll be three stories and have rooftop seating. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Givenchy’s Patchwork Corrugated Metal Arena
Plus: Gran Morsi starts serving lunch tomorrow (and redid its private room); Food Emporium hasn't closed yet; Bar Hugo's roof decks; ceramic sculptures.
Newsletter: Sept. 7
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Seen & Heard: Historic Signage at Risk
Plus: A glimpse of the FiDi Nish Nush (and concern for its Tribeca building); free fitness on September 11; "Joey Smuggler" and "Law & Order: SVU" shooting here; ballet for adults and kids at Pace University's Schimmel Center. / 6 comments
Seen & Heard: Small-Business Round Table
Plus: Boxes being moved into the big new Duane Reade; Spirit Halloween pop-up store; free outdoor screenings of "Princess Bride" and "Karate Kid"; restaurant cat.
Welcome to TweeBeCa: Special Celebrity Edition!
You've been spotted, Keira Knightly! And Louis CK! And Justin Long! And Jesse Eisenberg!
In the News: Video of the Rooftop Fire on Warren
It's something to see. Plus: The downstairs bar at Rosa Mexicano; NYPD wants World Trade Center food vendors pushed back; more on the Pier 26 Givenchy show.
A New Gym on Canal Street
The DogPound—which out of from Hugh Jackman’s early-morning workout club—is opening a 4,000-square-foot gym on the border of Tribeca and Hudson Square. / 3 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
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This drives me crazy! Such a flagrant example of "Rules for thee, not for me" — GM / Looking back on a year of congestion pricing