Robot Building for Kids!
Now at Brooklyn Robot Foundry's new Warren Street location: Summer sessions and drop-off open play. Plus: Check out our Hamptons pop-up and our awesome birthday parties. / Sponsored
In the News: Robert De Niro’s Tribeca
Plus: High-end amenities now include stroller garages and slop sinks; OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder bought in Tribeca for $11 million; "euthanasia road trip" film shooting on Duane; DAIN art; Tribeca Park piano; Battery ticket-hawker gangs. / 8 comments
Seen & Heard: A Second Ghostbusters Emblem
Plus: Is 56 Leonard finally getting interesting again?; when "restore and convert" means "tear down"; Citi newsstand has closed; AboCa restaurant recommendation; 111 Murray request; Lispenard conversion. / 4 comments
New Kid on the Block: Ten Thousand Things
The new Ten Thousand Things boutique/atelier on Harrison carries more than jewelry, including fragrance, shoes, and exquisite sculpture. "The designs are built around exposing and showcasing the material," says co-founder Ron Anderson. "We push the natural element to the fore."
Newsletter: July 6
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Seen & Heard: Boat Parade and F-18 Flyover
Plus: Hudson River Park air rights and BMCC; corn at the Greenmarket; FDNY ladder on W. Broadway; Ann Hampton Callaway; another ad shoot; price increase at Children's Museum of the Arts; 290 West's slow striptease; "Where in Tribeca...?" clue. / 7 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 5 comments
Nosy Neighbor: What’s Going on Under Nobu Next Door?
"I've never seen a sidewalk ripped up so that you can see the cellar level!" —V.
In the News: SeaGlass Carousel Opening Date
Plus: New ballet-inspired fitness business; soccer star buys on Broadway; small Fulton Street building to make way for 26-story hotel; Battery Dance Festival; Whole Foods admits to overcharging. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Don’t Give to Charity Muggers
Plus: Pop-up "fireworks" stand; Ghostbusters emblem updated; Euphoria Spa; Bastille Day activations at Brookfield Place; Water Street Greenmarket is back. / 12 comments
Has Il Giglio Closed?
The gate is down, the phone is dead, and OpenTable shows no availability ever. UPDATE: A reader says the 26-year-old restaurant is "definitely closed." / 12 comments
Newsletter: July 2
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Mr. Chow can never go!! — Haley Gibbs / An update on Mr Chow
Oh I am with you on all of this!! What can we do about the sheds?! What can we do... — Christine / City tests out new sidewalk sheds on Chambers & Broadway
Another fallacy to benefit the scaffolding business. ( I have my suspicion who own the companies). Everyone knows it’s not... — R. / City tests out new sidewalk sheds on Chambers & Broadway
So you're saying Mr. Chow is back? — TribecaPickleBall / An update on Mr Chow
MSG is a great choice when it comes to security and privacy. She can control which pictures coming out of... — Wendy K / An update on the 4th of July
ditto what Jeff said — madeline c lanciani / Community Board 1 leadership turns over after six years
No other city has a law as dumb as Local Law 11 that mandates frequent scaffolding of every building. — Thomas Hagen / City tests out new sidewalk sheds on Chambers & Broadway