In the News: Battery Park City Is Hiring a Private Security Firm
Plus: "Happy Hour" dance performance; wallet stolen on subway; thievery at Fraunces Tavern.
A Halloween Scrapbook
Before the second wave of entitlement-seekers—uh, trick-or-treaters—emerges on Saturday, let's take a look at the Halloween decorations, from cute to creepy, on view around Tribeca. Can't you feel those tiny bony hands on your tender throat?
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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K sez: Will be interesting to watch how they shore up the neighboring buildings - which were tilting/falling after the... — K / Construction Update: Southeast corner of West Broadway and Warren
No surprise. I've almost been run over multiple times by red-light running speeders. There should be: - speed bumps -... — Marcus / Canal Street ranks as one of city’s deadliest
all sorts of things could be done to the entrance/exit ramp to the Manh bridge.This is def one of the... — jfrankp / Canal Street ranks as one of city’s deadliest
There needs to be an MTA crosstown bus route added on Canal Street. As for widening sidewalks, likely just more... — stm / Canal Street ranks as one of city’s deadliest
But there is space Wall Street and south - that should be target if building housing — stm / Seen & Heard: Big reno for east side of Pace campus
Yes I use those other subways plus bus. Do you use 2/3? The platform is already dangerous — stm / Seen & Heard: Big reno for east side of Pace campus
Relax. This building isn't in Tribeca. (Although the developer will market it as Tribeca.) — Thomas Hagen / Construction Update: 65 Franklin