Seen & Heard: Shake Shack Signage
Say it five times fast. Plus: Peck Slip School is looking good; another stretch of World Trade Center sidewalk is open; a new partner for Looie, the restroom app; Pace University vegetable garden. / 5 comments
Jean-Georges Vongerichten Is Coming to Save the Seaport
There will be a seafood-themed marketplace in the Tin Building and a 10,000-square-foot restaurant in Pier 17.
New Building Report Card: The Reade Chambers
Is the new building at 71 Reade (and 87 Chambers) better than what preceded it? Does it resemble the rendering at all? Does it add to the neighborhood or detract from it? / 3 comments
China Institute Opens in Lower Manhattan! Don’t Miss the Fall Festival on September 12
At at China Institute's Fall Festival, you can watch special demonstrations of our language, calligraphy, t’ai chi, and brush-painting classes; enjoy snacks; and participate in our tea ceremony. / Sponsored
Chik-fil-A Is Planning a Huge FiDi Restaurant
It'll be three stories and have rooftop seating. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Givenchy’s Patchwork Corrugated Metal Arena
Plus: Gran Morsi starts serving lunch tomorrow (and redid its private room); Food Emporium hasn't closed yet; Bar Hugo's roof decks; ceramic sculptures.
Newsletter: Sept. 7
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Seen & Heard: Historic Signage at Risk
Plus: A glimpse of the FiDi Nish Nush (and concern for its Tribeca building); free fitness on September 11; "Joey Smuggler" and "Law & Order: SVU" shooting here; ballet for adults and kids at Pace University's Schimmel Center. / 6 comments
Seen & Heard: Small-Business Round Table
Plus: Boxes being moved into the big new Duane Reade; Spirit Halloween pop-up store; free outdoor screenings of "Princess Bride" and "Karate Kid"; restaurant cat.
Welcome to TweeBeCa: Special Celebrity Edition!
You've been spotted, Keira Knightly! And Louis CK! And Justin Long! And Jesse Eisenberg!
In the News: Video of the Rooftop Fire on Warren
It's something to see. Plus: The downstairs bar at Rosa Mexicano; NYPD wants World Trade Center food vendors pushed back; more on the Pier 26 Givenchy show.
A New Gym on Canal Street
The DogPound—which out of from Hugh Jackman’s early-morning workout club—is opening a 4,000-square-foot gym on the border of Tribeca and Hudson Square. / 3 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Pier 40 was a little more than 1/4 mile from ICE on Varick Street. This garage would be substantially farther... — James Bogardus / Nosy Neighbor: What is up with this garage on Harrison?
How are they legal to drive in NYC with no license plates? — Robert Ripps / Nosy Neighbor: What is up with this garage on Harrison?
Is government surveillance really what is most important to Tribecans in the STATE SENATE? C'mon people - streets are a... — Downtown Dad Reborn / David Siffert has won the Democratic primary race for Assembly District 66
Oh, and the "storm walls" have got to be the most unattractive design element ever perpetrated on NYC. Expect a... — Downtown Dad Reborn / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park
This will go down as one of the largest financial boondoggles in the history of NYC perpetrated by Albany based... — Downtown Dad Reborn / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park
Very nice. What about the streets and subway that flood like inland seas? — MH / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park
Thank you. Agreed! — Heide Fasnacht / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park