In the News: Tribeca Moms as Fashion Icons
Plus: Northwest Tribeca to get 22 units of low-income housing; myth-busting with Frankly Wines. / 3 comments
There’s a New Store Opening on Reade
It manages to be both a surprise and no surprise at all. / 2 comments
In the News: More on Tribeca’s Two Hands Restaurant
Plus: Analyzing the sale of a low-ceilinged loft; 1 World Trade Center parachutists evade jail time; New York Dolls sued over wages; possible Broad Street conversion.
Seen & Heard: A Peek Inside the SeaGlass Carousel
Plus: More of the Spring Street Salt Shed is revealed; Soho Photo show; "Jersey Shore" report proves unfounded; a source for Rhodia notebooks; Subway restaurant not closing after all? / 1 comment
In the News: A “Jersey Shore” Star Bought on Jay Street
Plus: Ed Burns on shooting in Tribeca; more development on Fulton (including the loss of a funky little building); New York Times Real Estate section on living in FiDi; remembering Captain John Doswell. / 6 comments
Ghost Town
I walked every street in Tribeca, taking photos of all the vacant storefronts. You'll never guess how many there are. / 60 comments
Seen & Heard: Time-Lapse Video of the Dancer Mural
Plus: More on the new tenant in the Bubble Lounge space; an attempt to get the Church Street stench cleaned up; a ground-floor apartment with notable views; "Jessica Jones" and "The Affair" shooting here yet again. / 3 comments
Newsletter: Aug. 10
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In the News: A Room Full of Balls
Plus: 3 World Trade Center is halfway to its final height; a very pretty Tribeca rooftop garden; Howard Hughes Corporation sells two adjacent Seaport lots.
Is the Food Emporium Closing?
The word on the street is that it could be done by the end of the month. / 52 comments
Seen & Heard: The Bubble Lounge Appears to Have a New Tenant
Plus: Ed Burns's "Public Morals" debuts this month; Macy Gray in concert; three more film/advertising shoots; Rosa Mexicano is hiring; more on the dancer in the mural. / 1 comment
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 5 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Vornado has built 3 of the most ugly and brutalist buildings in the city. They are not great to live... — Will / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
(Pam's coverage of development issues is so amazing.) I choose to focus on the positive: 976 new homes, in a... — Komanoff / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
There was no "Tribeca" when IDP was built. The area from Citibank to Whole Foods complex was in an urban... — G / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
Even though building housing is worthwhile, the scale of this project is not in keeping with the community. Despite the... — Gary / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
I cannot believe he said that, nor that anyone believed that. — James Bogardus / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
Chris Marte told us during his reelection campaign that the development is not moving forward now and that is pushing... — B / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
Yup, I'm with you generally. I'd always like to see more money for community benefits, since you know the developers... — malcolm / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza