Seen & Heard: An Alliance of Tribeca Businesses
Plus: Rendering for Sixth Avenue mishmash; photo booths in the area (and a very cool exhibit in Williamsburg); huge storefront at 100 Barclay; Fulton Center's first casualty? / 2 comments
Pure Barre Is Opening a Tribeca Studio
Assuming there aren't other unannounced ones, it'll be the franchised chain's seventh Manhattan outpost.
Open House Special Event
You're invited to a special Open House event at BASIS Independent Brooklyn, where you can tour the campus and meet the teachers. / Sponsored
In the News: More Additions to the WTC Mall Roster
Plus: Dogs now allowed at outdoor restaurant seating; 88 Leonard is on the market; the plans for Café Altro Paradiso, Ignacio Mattos's Soho restaurant.
New Kid on the Block: Rosa Mexicano
Unlike other Rosa Mexicano outposts, the Tribeca location—open now for lunch and dinner—has an expanded array of tacos and a downstairs cocktail bar with its own menu. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: More on Duane Reade’s Plans
Plus: Tenoverten's FiDi salon opens tomorrow; juggling and acrobatic show this weekend; 19 Park Place's western side; Barclay storefront demolition. / 4 comments
Another Store Is Getting the Boot
We can assume the rent went higher than the company would prefer, given that it has been around for 25 years and seems unlikely to ride off into the sunset for no reason at all. / 3 comments
In the News: Wagner Park Under Review
Plus: Num Pang to open two FiDi locations; Municipal Archives exhibit on Robert Moses's plan to ruin Tribeca; 65-story tower to be built on Broad; arguing against the World Trade Center performing arts center. / 9 comments
New Kid on the Block: CityMD
Urgent care, which has only recently taken off in New York City, is how much of the rest of the country deals with medical issues when their primary care physician is unavailable and the emergency room is overkill. / 4 comments
Newsletter: Oct. 26
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Seen & Heard: Huge New Zara Is Finally Unveiled
Plus: Casey Neistat's social app takes Broadway storefront; something is happening at 74 Leonard; Pumpkin Patch party; food drive to benefit the New York City Rescue Mission. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Is the Duane Reade Next?
Plus: Pop-up toy shop on Greenwich; jack-o'lantern contest; the Beekman tower gets a hornament; where to see JR's Ellis Island film; meeting about resiliency planning in Lower Manhattan; new eyewear shop on Howard.
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Relative to other parts of the city FiDi has comparatively little green space, let alone trees on the streets. Further,... — Heide Fasnacht / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
A lot of NIMBYism in these comments. Financial district is basically the birthplace of the skyscraper, has always been crowded,... — Cd / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
One solution to the lack of common areas and too much traffic: close streets to cars/trucks permanently, and convert them... — Ben / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Typo: before 2010 (not 2020) — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Before 2020, the area was still mostly office (personally I would not describe as moribund) and actually less traffic. There... — stm / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
I pass by 100 Gold a couple of time a week. At street level it seems dank and squat, and... — Gary / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
Lovely and well deserved -- keep up the good work, Adger! — John Willenbecher / Catching up with Adger Cowans on his 90th birthday