Seen & Heard: “American-Made” Emporium Opening in the Seaport
Plus: Checking in on Keith McNally's restaurant at the Beekman; the Tunnel to Towers race is this weekend; rooftop addition on Lispenard; a new restaurant on Front Street; El Luchador taqueria. / 7 comments
New Kid on the Block: The Wooly Daily
This was a delightful surprise: The Wooly, the event space inside the Woolworth Building, has opened a cool little coffee bar with impeccable art direction.
Newsletter: Sept. 21
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Seen & Heard: Progress at 19 Park Place
Plus: Hal Bromm Gallery's fortieth-anniversary show; dog found in northwest Tribeca; more business cards from the past; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting; fresh fennel seed.
The Firehouse Is Going to Be in “Ghostbusters” After All
The ground floor of the new 11 N. Moore condominium has been converted into a fake restaurant called Vestia Tribeca, so we can deduce that the setting is not being used to dummy for somewhere else. / 5 comments
Seen & Heard: “Ghostbusters” Is Back Today
Plus: The fashion show at the PATH/Brookfield Place corridor; Uhuru's jewelry line has launched; De Niro's Bernie Madoff movie shot here again; a chance to climb Governors Island's new hill; Ray Bradbury's house. / 1 comment
In the News: Honoring the Former Head of Battery Park City’s Parks
Plus: What the new head has to say; Tribeca Trust's temporary pedestrian plaza; Schumer and Squadron call for WTC arts center funding; 1 World Trade Center is two-thirds leased; designer Carlos Motta; free FiDi wi-fi extended.
First Impressions: Gourmet Garage
While the front of the store is definitely all about prepared and made-to-order foods, the back is a full-on grocery store the likes of which east Tribeca has been dying for. / 6 comments
Seen & Heard: More of the WTC PATH Station Is About to Open
Plus: "A John Waters Christmas" and the Wainwright Sisters; mouth painting exhibition; a local firm's plan for PARK(ing) Day; a Sushi Ko pop-up inside of Church Street Tavern; Chevy commercial shoot.
Loft Tour Preview #2: Laight Street Penthouse
The second sneak peek of this year’s Inside Tribeca Loft Tour (Oct. 18) is a huge duplex with a floor-through roof deck and art by Banksy, JR, and Dustin Yellin. / 1 comment
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Interesting question - considering what happened at the Tents & Trails building on Park Place. The current cross-bracing is complex,... — Gary / Construction Update: Southeast corner of West Broadway and Warren
The crossing on the west side of the intersection of Canal and 6th Av is very long. There is a... — Heide Fasnacht / Canal Street ranks as one of city’s deadliest
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