Tribeca Is Getting Another Funky New Building
According to the preliminary design, the eight-story single-family mansion soon to be under construction at Canal and Washington will be clad in a glass-brick rainscreen. Rendering this way.... / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: The MTA Is Taking No Chances
Plus: Bottega Veneta at Brookfield Place; classic cinema at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center; Mini NYC shoot this weekend; sublet request.
Fall Into Fitness
Crunch’s Tribeca gym has everything you need to put yourself in a fresh-start state of mind—stop by and see for yourself with a free 5-day guest pass. / Sponsored
Loft Peeping: Jenny Wolf
Elle Decor featured the loft Tribeca loft of Jenny Wolf, who transferred her experience working for Ralph Lauren into a career as an interior designer. / 1 comment
In the News: “Condé Nast Colonizes Lower Manhattan”
Plus: Former executive accuses Battery Park City Authority of corruption; which restaurants got Michelin stars (and which ones should have); music at Artists Space Books & Talks; artist giving paintings up for adoption. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Fulton Center to Get a Popcorn Store
Plus: New menswear store in the Soho Grand; start date for lunch at Racines NY; smoke shop opening on Canal; "Gotham" shooting here.
First Impressions: El Luchador
While eating excellent fish tacos outside a vintage Airstream trailer, we felt like we were on vacation in a scruffier, more interesting city. / 2 comments
Newsletter: Oct. 1
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Seen & Heard: East Village Salon Opening an Outpost in the Roxy
Plus: The West Walkway at the World Trade Center Transportation Hub is open; CityMD signage on Chambers; about that "for rent" sign above Downtown Liquor Store; Pi Bakerie's ice cream cart; "The Answer" shooting here. / 1 comment
In the News: Real Pilates Is Opening in Soho
Plus: Commercial building sues condo neighbor over roof access; a profile of Playing Mantis; scaffolding unscrewed to steal bikes; & Other Stories to open downtown; man beaten and mugged inside a Canal Street store; Soho Block Party. / 1 comment
Instagram Tribeca (Vol. 19)
This is a departure from the previous Instagram Tribeca roundups in that these are all taken by yours truly.
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Thank you. Agreed! — Heide Fasnacht / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park
They have completely accomplished flood abatement for the lower west side of Manhattan up to North Moore street which FEMA... — Heide Fasnacht / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park
We really need ranked choice voting for these elections. The winner barely got over 25% of the vote. — harryh / David Siffert has won the Democratic primary race for Assembly District 66
In Battery Park City, I weekly see moving vans moving people out. Is a project manager keeping track of how... — JPL / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park
It is a combination of people being riled up by Trump and the so far successful emergence of red diaper... — James Bogardus / David Siffert has won the Democratic primary race for Assembly District 66
“2 axes, a hammer, a machete, and 3 fixed blade knives”. Sounds like the kind of person everyone wants as... — Bobbie / Fire and fireworks set off at 26 Federal Plaza
I'm curious also about the status of the shop in Penn Station, which similarly is taking a long time. — Maggie / Modern Bread & Bagel is no longer happening