In the News: The Middle-School Crunch
Plus: Cuomo inauguration speech to be at World Trade Center; Southbridge Towers update; checking in with NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital; Tribeca and FiDi advance; how to apply for CB1. / 1 comment
QUIZ: The Year in Review
Naughty or nice? Who cares? The question is, how well have you been paying attention? One lucky winner will win a $200 credit at Torly Kid, your friendly neighborhood store for kids from tot to tween.
Seen & Heard: Seaport Petitioners
Plus: Traffic sign finally removed; checking in on 30 Park Place; Leonard Street storefront action; Cheryl Hazan's annual "Red Show." / 15 comments
A New Nine-Story Building on Washington Street
The six-story building at 31 Desbrosses is being torn down. Its replacement will have 41 apartments, most likely rentals.
In the News: Inside the World Trade Center Oculus
Plus: Remembering Kerri Pedersen of Tribeca Pediatrics; "Annie" penthouse at 4 World Trade Center; Democrat club endorses North Cove Marina operator; Duane Park protest; FiDi vs. Ridgewood. / 1 comment
New Kid on the Block: South of Market
Four or five times a year, interior designer Kay Douglass and her South of Market team go to France and Belgium to source antique and vintage furniture, decorative items, and more. The loot is sold at shops in Atlanta, Charleston, and now, Tribeca.
Newsletter: Dec. 18
Best of 2014 Survey Results • New Restaurant on Greenwich • Has Josephine Closed? • Lululemon • 2015 Anticipation Index • Sanitation Department Shakedown? • Stray Cat • More
Seen & Heard: Fireworks Tomorrow Night
Plus: Fundraising drive for Bogardus Garden-Plaza-Park; Duane Street buildings re-created; 1st Precinct parking shenanigans; "selfie kiosk" coming to FiDi. / 4 comments
In the News: Big Broadway Clock to Be Made Electric
Plus: The Anish Kapoor sculpture at 56 Leonard will be 20 feet tall; development likely at 1 Beekman; Syms plot on the market; Starbucks assault; Smyth rooms getting refreshed next. / 6 comments
Has Josephine Closed?
The sign saying it's closed "today" has been there for four days now.... UPDATE: It closed. / 3 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
There’s a big sign for Alo in Ferragamo space. Don’t know if this is old news but Madewell Men’s is... — HudsonRiver / Seen & Heard: Former Downtowner Julie Menin is now City Council speaker
Looks like Ferragamo also closes, but Alo opening in its place. — Matt / Seen & Heard: Former Downtowner Julie Menin is now City Council speaker
Today the Auntie Anne's truck morphed into a Cinnabon one! — N / Seen & Heard: Playgarden now has immersive French
DOB records aside, the most recent photo on Google Streetview of 139 Franklin Street without a sidewalk shed is from... — James Bogardus / Conversion plans are set for Sofia Brothers warehouse on Franklin
DOB records of active sidewalk sheds (https://www.nyc.gov/assets/buildings/html/sidewalk-shed-map.html) in CB 1 shows 139 Franklin Street "active permit" dates from 2/4/2022, or... — James Bogardus / Conversion plans are set for Sofia Brothers warehouse on Franklin
Thanks for confirming what I thought the likely outcome would be. It should be a simple matter to keep the... — Gary / Watching time in the neighborhood
I think not. This was my last update. https://tribecacitizen.com/2025/01/02/the-injustice-of-time-and-the-clock-tower-building/ — Tribeca Citizen / Watching time in the neighborhood