In the News: “Real Housewife” Now Owns a Tribeca Restaurant
Plus: Major cantilevers possible on Greenwich Street; WeWork to open WeLive on Wall Street; Lispenard Meadows in the 17th century; NYPD ticketing jaywalkers more than cyclists. / 2 comments
New Kid on the Block: Barleycorn
If you want to bend an elbow at Barleycorn, you'll have plenty of room. The new bar and restaurant on Park Place is 8,400 square feet over two floors, with seating for around 300 and 70 beers on tap. / 2 comments
Newsletter: Dec. 22
New Kid on the Block: South of Market • Quiz: The Year in Review • New Building on Washington Street • Whole Foods Juice Bar • Seaport Petitioners • Photo Safari! • World Trade Center Oculus • More
Seen & Heard: Whole Foods Tribeca Now Has a Juice Bar
Plus: North Cove Marina update; Hudson Street construction; Brookfield Place views of the World Trade Center; 56 Leonard's Anish Kapoor sculpture; The Harrison sale. / 7 comments
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.









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