In the News: Possible Ban on Tourist Helicopters
Plus: More on the Pier 26 restaurant; Brookfield Place bike path construction end date; conflict of interest for EDC nominee; fashion blogger makes a plea deal; 2 World Trade Center will be a pain to build; catty Greenwich mom. / 10 comments
Papyrus Is Opening a Tribeca Store
The cards-and-gift-wrap company is taking the place of what had been an independent boutique. / 5 comments
Newsletter: July 9
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In the News: Ticker-Tape Parade on Friday
Plus: Franklin Street gallery leaving Tribeca; legislators re-open the Loft Law; panhandler punches man; what former Atera chef Matthew Lightner is up to now.
Seen & Heard: Battery Park City to Get Its Own “Taste of” Event
Plus: Montessori of Manhattan expanding its Beach Street campus; Seaport Film & Food Festival; hoping that El Vez Burrito will open on weekends; Park Row storefront renovations. / 4 comments
Spotlight: Chambers Pottery
"At some point, I realized I’m a better host than I am a potter," says Amanda Mathews, who founded Chambers Pottery on the second floor of 153 Chambers nearly two decades ago. "Just look at the people here—they’re happy." / 7 comments
Who’s Taking Over Ivy’s
It's not much of a surprise, because when Ivy's closed, they told me that they hoped to "do a breakfast lunch and dinner service for all our neighbors in the community that we love so much."
In the News: Anthropologie Confirms FiDi Store
Plus: Kid pulled over by cops for not using hand signal while riding a bike; artist poses nude at historical slave sites; no plans to shoot "Ghostbusters" reboot here; Franklin Street retail condo changes hands. / 18 comments
Seen & Heard: Ticker-Tape Parade for World Cup Champs?
Plus: New sculpture show in City Hall Park; Gran Morsi chef takes on Bobby Flay; Ivy's replacement's hours; Mexican restaurant in a vintage Airstream trailer; film shoot "tonite"; City of Water Day at the Lilac; "Where in Tribeca...?" answer. / 4 comments
The Sorry State of Greenwich Street
The cobblestoned stretch of Greenwich below Canal is bad and getting worse, writes Steve Boyce: "A major depression just south of Vestry is so deep that when heavy trucks hit it, our whole building shudders." / 3 comments
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
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History of Tribeca Buildings
I'm all for it. — Marcus / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
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
im devasted i loved nish nush :( — Nish Nush / Nish Nush has closed to make way for a new building
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
It's 4,000 new units at 100 Gold St, they're estimating over 8,000 new residents. — FidiMom / Seen & Heard: Big reno for east side of Pace campus