Seen & Heard: 56 Leonard’s Striptease Continues
Plus: Lingerie brand opening its first U.S. boutique nearby; Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer shooting Bernie Madoff movie here; B Flat's noodle menu; new Soho Vespa dealership; help stop the pigeon killers. / 5 comments
In the News: Woman Escapes from Police Custody at Downtown Hospital
Plus: The dark side of Mr. Chow's Champagne cart; Tribeca architecture firm does a very good deed; a window-washer's "airobatics"; the captain of the Pioneer schooner. / 5 comments
Seen & Heard: Church Street Tavern Is Reopening
But no word on the Butterfly.... Plus: Pakistan Tea House is back; new resource for helicopter noise complaints; 30 Park Place construction; upcoming shoots for "Law & Order: SVU" and an HBO series from Marty and Mick.
The Tribeca Grand Is Changing Its Name
If you went clubbing much between 1978 and 2007, the hotel's new name might give you a flashback. / 14 comments
Newsletter: Aug. 31
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A Rival for Sushi Yasuda
This makes a lot more sense: The Japanese restaurant opening on Franklin will be helmed by a chef from Sushi Yasuda and designed by a Pritzker Prize–winning architect, with a whiskey bar in the basement. / 1 comment
In the News: Maman to Be More of a Restaurant
Plus: Former Tamarind chef and staffers get a rave for their new restaurant; bird's-eye video of Thursday's military flyover; the Staten Island Ferry as "an immersive theater experience."
Seen & Heard: Update on Martin Auer Bakehouse
Plus: Sushi Azabu's rebranding; City Hall Park's gaslights are back on; Goldman Alley's light rods; fashion/art collaborations at Brookfield Place; art exhibit about emergency preparedness.
The Most Exciting New Building Around
If you haven't made a pilgrimage to see the Spring Street Salt Shed yet, I'm going to have to insist. The netting is down, and all that's left is the plywood fence. / 4 comments
Will 100 Franklin Become “One Avenue of the Americas”?
The developer wants to change the street's name. Also on CB1’s September agendas: A restaurant in the Dean's space; mysterious Franklin Street restaurant; fancy Seaport cinema; Starbucks beer/wine; another generator on 60 Hudson setback; Tara of Tribeca; more. / 3 comments
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This smacks of cronyism to such a degree that I wonder why Tish James has not yet initiated an investigation.... — Heide Fasnacht / A progress report on the work in Rockefeller Park
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