In the News: Vespa Showroom Opening Here
Plus: Rendering of forest-topped tower in FiDi; "Goodfellas" got Martin Scorsese barred from a Tribeca restaurant; push to rename West Thames Bridge; body pulled from Hudson River. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: The Rest of Le District Opens This Week
Plus: New Chambers streetlights; Scoop opening forecast; By Suzette's big expansion plans; 111 Murray teaser site; old Maiden Lane signage; more atrocious parking by UPS; Riverrun. / 3 comments
A Visit to the World Trade Center Showroom
Check out models of the two unbuilt towers and views of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub and the 9/11 Memorial (where an unopened corner looks ready for its debut). / 7 comments
Newsletter: Apr. 27
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In the News: Coyote Captured in Battery Park City
Plus: Rupert Murdoch companies bring in new architect to rethink 2 World Trade Center; praise for Canali Club gym; Oedipal real-estate lawsuit dropped.
Seen & Heard: Grand Banks Will Host a Pop-Up Shop
Plus: Two guys are rowing from here to England (leaving next week); chopped trees on W. Broadway; Tribeca in an Apple wristwatch ad; Concepts store apparently not dead; Mudville's fight party; interesting Pen Parentis venue. / 1 comment
An Update on American Flatbread
Tribeca Rooftop owner Billy Reilly says that he's abandoning the plan to open an event space there. Instead, he's looking at looking at different restaurant options. / 6 comments
In the News: Pigeon-Feeding Resident Riles Neighbors
Plus: Rendering of the new building at 465 Washington; City Hall restaurant's Henry Meer to open Pier 16 kiosk; 70 Pine conversion delayed; another coworking space in FiDi. / 12 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Church Street Tower Rumor
Plus: Tribeca Family Festival is this Saturday; a peek inside Mmuseumm2; Poem in Your Pocket day; clever Housing Works signage. / 5 comments
The War Over American Flatbread Is Heating Up
New developments as Tribeca Rooftop and its ticked-off neighbors gear up for round two: The adjacent locksmith might be added to the American Flatbread space, and the raucous parties continue to spill out on the street. / 3 comments
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Teaneck here! — SW / Prepping for the storm
Teaneck! — SW / Prepping for the storm
I heard that Alternate Plan #3 is to turn it into a ballroom. — SW / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Yes! Our firehouse on Long Island also sounded the snowday alarm -- along with a noon whistle every day that... — Tribeca Citizen / Prepping for the storm
So funny, I took almost identical photos at WF on Saturday! The cupboards were literally bare, and there was a... — SW / Let the hoarding begin
This whole idea was poorly conceived. Ludicrous waste of time and the mess it has created is unconscionable. Nothing wrong... — R. / New plans and an alternative proposal for the White Street jail
Whole Foods is poorly stocked even when the weather is good. It is hit or miss on even the most... — Elizabeth / Let the hoarding begin