Seen & Heard: “A Real-Life Room Escape Game”
Plus: Two local kids help fight hunger; floor sale at Stillfried Wien; counting the fish in the Hudson River; street art at Carini Lang; Roman Catholic parishes merge. / 1 comment
In the News: Alleged Embezzlement at Dry Cleaners
Plus: Injuries when East River Ferry slams into dock; man sues City Hall Park for slipping on smooth surface; Lilly O'Briens burgled; five teens mug FiDi guy walking to work. / 5 comments
New Kid on the Block: Woops!
The Tribeca outpost of Woops! serves pastries, cookies (with an emphasis on macarons), and sandwiches; all baking is done on premises and the sandwiches are made fresh daily. / 4 comments
Newsletter: Aug. 13
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Seen & Heard: The Seaport’s Fresh Salt Has a New Sister Bar
Plus: Three Tribeca tweens star in indie rock music video; a Tribeca artist's one-woman theater piece; the 2016 dates for the Tribeca Film Festival Presented by AT&T; Shinola goes west.
In the News: Tribeca Moms as Fashion Icons
Plus: Northwest Tribeca to get 22 units of low-income housing; myth-busting with Frankly Wines. / 3 comments
There’s a New Store Opening on Reade
It manages to be both a surprise and no surprise at all. / 2 comments
In the News: More on Tribeca’s Two Hands Restaurant
Plus: Analyzing the sale of a low-ceilinged loft; 1 World Trade Center parachutists evade jail time; New York Dolls sued over wages; possible Broad Street conversion.
Seen & Heard: A Peek Inside the SeaGlass Carousel
Plus: More of the Spring Street Salt Shed is revealed; Soho Photo show; "Jersey Shore" report proves unfounded; a source for Rhodia notebooks; Subway restaurant not closing after all? / 1 comment
In the News: A “Jersey Shore” Star Bought on Jay Street
Plus: Ed Burns on shooting in Tribeca; more development on Fulton (including the loss of a funky little building); New York Times Real Estate section on living in FiDi; remembering Captain John Doswell. / 6 comments
Ghost Town
I walked every street in Tribeca, taking photos of all the vacant storefronts. You'll never guess how many there are. / 60 comments
Seen & Heard: Time-Lapse Video of the Dancer Mural
Plus: More on the new tenant in the Bubble Lounge space; an attempt to get the Church Street stench cleaned up; a ground-floor apartment with notable views; "Jessica Jones" and "The Affair" shooting here yet again. / 3 comments
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The 50 Hudson addition is a gift to the neighborhood. I wouldn't have thought I'd ever say that. But the... — WCJ / In the News: A review of 50 Hudson
This is amazing news! Thanks for continuing to reach out to them over all these months! We were so sad... — GF / Modern Bread & Bagel is no longer happening
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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