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
Newsletter: Oct. 8
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In the News: McNally Jackson Is Opening a Seaport Bookshop
Plus: Downtown landmark to be renamed after David Dinkins; Jay McInerney's new book is set in Tribeca; where the $50 million LMDC windfall might go; Battery Park City Police Memorial to get fixed; Pier 26 rendering. / 4 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Unless they’’ve changed the rules since I was on the park board a hundred years ago dogs and other pets... — Jean Grillo / Seen & Heard: The lawn is open in Washington Market Park
Dogs are not allowed at all in Washington Market Park. — Tribeca Citizen / Seen & Heard: The lawn is open in Washington Market Park
This place is in the West Village. Johnson no longer is connected to Rigor Hill. — Tribeca Citizen / Austin Johnson to open market in the West Village
$143 polyester shorts? That is a key add to the neighborhood. I would prefer a $10 beer — Brian F / Retailer coming to Washington and Vestry
Trying to understand if this means the new place will replace Rigor Hill or be in addition to it? — Kristina W. / Austin Johnson to open market in the West Village
Count on our family making the walk and being a few familiar faces among the new! Love that there will... — Beach St Mom / Austin Johnson to open market in the West Village
So wish this was in Tribeca! The neighborhood is desperately in need of something like this. — ES / Austin Johnson to open market in the West Village