Seen & Heard: The Pier 26 Restaurant Is Still an Empty Shell
Plus: Possible pop-up shop on Duane; fresh orange juice at Whole Foods; Manhattan Youth wants in on the LMDC windfall, too; the increasingly annoying Harley-Davidson plaza on Broadway. / 7 comments
Pop-Up: Shelter Chic
"Why can't animal shelters be fun, happy places?" says Brittany Feldman, co-founder of Shelter Chic, which has a new shop on Chambers where all of the proceeds go to animal rescue. / 6 comments
Newsletter: Oct. 12
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Seen & Heard: Signs of Life at the IPN Strip Mall
Plus: Liberty Park construction; pop-up at Cass Lilien's shop; the potential of newly reopened Drumgoole Plaza; Friends of DeLury Park events; Gucci at Brookfield Place; "Mini NYC" shoot.
In the News: Loitering in Battery Park City’s Parks
Plus: NYPD commissioner rips joint out of woman's mouth on Wall Street; Sessanta now serving lunch; Lower Manhattan shut out of crossing guards funds; Noël Jefferson leaves Community Board 1. / 1 comment
Footage of Tribeca in the 1970s
For most Tribecans, the appeal of Chantal Akerman's "News from Home" is likely to be in the time-capsule element: downtown New York City in real time, in all its mundane glory. / 3 comments
A Huge Leap Forward for Pier 26
Designers have been announced for the pier, and a corporate neighbor made a sizable donation. Plus: The pier's connection to disco history. (Update: Or not.) / 6 comments
Seen & Heard: Teenager Pepper-Sprayed for His Phone
Plus: British chain opening a Fulton Center restaurant; searching for Tribeca expats; P.S. 150 rummage sale; Church Street School wants LMDC funds; Lot 77's reinvention; Baron Von Fancy billboards. / 1 comment
Know Any Good Restaurants Around Here?
As a matter of fact, yes! The Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide has been freshly updated with 16 new restaurants and many more photos. So where are you going to dine tonight?
In the News: Tribeca’s Famous UPS Driver
Plus: Gristedes could be leaving Battery Park City; recapping northeast Tribeca development; the director of the Museum of Jewish Heritage has resigned; new Greek restaurant in FiDi; Black Tap opens a second location.
Seen & Heard: Tribeca in 1977
Plus: Action in a long-dormant Hudson storefront; another mysterious photo on Duane; migrating birds spotted; new café on Nassau; Katherine Heigl TV movie shooting here. / 1 comment
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