In the News: Living Above a FedEx Distribution Hub
Plus: Two area bakeries honored; inside a Marc Jacobs shoe designer's apartment; eastern FiDi development; Police Museum still closed; a cruise ship.
Pity the Small Buildings
A block of Spring Street is said to be in play. One of the buildings is a landmark, but whether that's enough to stop development will remain to be seen.
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Seen & Heard: Activity in the Former Dean’s Space
Plus: Vintage cars for Bastille Day; a rebranding for Sushi Azabu?; social-minded shared workspace; checking in on 187 Franklin construction.
In the News: Smarter Toddler Preschool Is Opening Downtown
Plus: Phone stanched by bike-riding thief; artist Barbara Siegel; Puffy's Tavern review; fired man beats up ex-colleague; Community Board 1 takes the Howard Hughes Corp. to task; puppetry for the disabled; entrepreneurial kids. / 1 comment
First Impressions: Parm
The food is more sophisticated and better executed than the setting, or even the menu, lets on. And where else is your amuse bouche going to be a fried mozzarella stick? / 3 comments
Newsletter: July 13
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Seen & Heard: The Sterling Mason’s Metal Skin
Plus: Where the building will have retail; new physical therapy office on Duane; 290 West continues to be unveiled; checking in on the Spring Street Salt Shed.
Seen & Heard: A Peek Inside Maison Kayser
Plus: Security precautions for the ticker-tape parade and photos of the event; the menu for Sacco & Vanzetti Bistro, now open; Houseman's salted peanut tart. / 3 comments
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes (July)
Discussed: Rosa Mexicano on Murray Street; BMCC rep on the school's future; a row of bike racks proposed for Duane Street; Atera's basement lounge; one-day pedestrian plaza on W. Broadway; Manhattan Yacht Club can't catch a break. / 1 comment
In the News: The Reinvention of 1 Wall Street
Plus: The Battery Park City preschool that misplaced a child has reopened; local experts discuss Rieslings; Tribeca highlights (with very good photos). / 3 comments
The Two-Story Addition Proposed for 17 Leonard
The plans call for two more stories and a bulkhead, taking it from 39.5 feet to 62 feet, along with a Skyframe penthouse and a Greenscreen in back.
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Your patisserie wasn’t just a bakery it was part of the community. When we lived in BPC we always bought... — Deirdre / Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14
I like it. it’s very nice for this area to have a new deli. — John N / New deli is open on Beach
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
This smacks of cronyism to such a degree that I wonder why Tish James has not yet initiated an investigation.... — Heide Fasnacht / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City
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?