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
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. (P.S. It's Tribeca-ish.) / 5 comments
Seen & Heard: Neighbors Oppose White Street’s Sidewalk Seating
Plus: Le District starts selling American products; Nish Nush to open a second location; activity in the former Albella restaurant space; a strange lamppost. / 7 comments
Loft Peeping: Alex Drexler & Karen
GQ featured the Tribeca loft of the Alex Mills menswear designer and his fiancée, which includes "the world's most impressive collections of coffee table books" and a tip for decorating thriftily.
Seen & Heard: Time to Buy Your Loft Tour Tickets
Plus: Four-story Warren Street building to get two-story penthouse; "Going in Style" remake shooting here; weigh in on how LMDC should spend $50 million; "cast-iron inversion" on Walker; Paul's Baby Grand changed its name.
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Nosy Neighbor: What’s Happening on Pier 26?
"Just wondering if you have any idea what the set-up on Pier 26 is for? It's the most enormous one I've seen there—must be some corporate event but I can't find any information about it."—E. / 4 comments
In the News: Invasion of the Chain Snatchers
Plus: NYPD caught woman they lost at the hospital and a man wanted for murder and other crimes in North Carolina; FiDi chicken restaurant to open second location; 60-story Seaport tower; style blogger used to market real estate. / 2 comments
The Exodus Continues
Fancy bed company Duxiana has packed up its Tribeca store, opting instead for the Flatiron District.
Valley National Bank Is Moving Out
The Franklin Tower storefront is a rather grand space, so it'll be interesting to see what takes its place. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Daruma-Ya Has a New Name
Plus: Soho loses another deli; a new sandwich shop on Chambers?; yet another Shinola store is on the way; upcoming show at Salomon Arts Gallery; what might've been at 56 Leonard. / 1 comment
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Plus, there's another esay solution: the vendors mostly set up where the storefronts are vacant. The city could do as... — jfrankp / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal
Right? It works with prostitution, or drugs, or any vice. It's simple economics, at least location-wise: no demand, no supply.... — jfrankp / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal
This post explains a bit about how many agencies are involved here, and the limitations on what they can do.... — Tribeca Citizen / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal
Yes. They only destroy the goods when they do those big raids that make the news. On daily sweeps if... — Randy / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal
That was going to be my comment as well. Social media should alert future tourists they might spend the night... — CJB / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal
Amazing that this vacant lot will finally be developed. — MJ / More on the new building for West Broadway and Warren
All of this hilarious, because there's one easy solution: arrest the customers. Do it regularly, even if to just dismiss... — jfrankp / NYPD raids counterfeit market on Canal