In the News: Superstorm Protection
Plus: The Harrison's Jimmy Bradley; 67 Vestry (and its developer Aby Rosen); 9/11 Museum curators; Stitched Tribeca carries on; "Night at the Museums"; new FiDi gym.
Seen & Heard: Exceed Physical Culture Opens Next Week
Plus: Checking in at North End Grill; construction kitten update; Franklin Place cantilever; Federal Plaza water feature; Global Beat Festival giveaway; Bogardus Plaza popularity; liquor store's new home. / 2 comments
New Kid on the Block: Union Bar + Kitchen
Battery Park City resident Jonathan Renert left the financial world to realize his dream of opening a restaurant. "If my kids don't see me having fun, how will they know what it is?"
Attack of the Real Estate Developers!
I saw my first drone today and it freaked me out in the best possible way. The future is here. / 9 comments
In the News: Nine-Story Penthouse Atop the Woolworth Building
Yours for $110 million. Plus: Haus nightclub to have three levels; skeevy, sad sex club might move to FiDi. / 6 comments
Seen & Heard: B Dry Blow Bar Is Open
Plus: TD Bank rendering; Laughing Man hiatus; "Frozen" open house; 11 Beach; welcome back, Peck Slip; Hudson Eats hours; Il Mulino Prime steakhouse. Update: Laughing Man not on hiatus; B Dry not open yet. / 2 comments
Loft Peeping: South Tribecan Family
Dwell featured the Tribeca residence of an unnamed family with three kids, as redone by Matthew Miller of StudioLAB. / 1 comment
Newsletter: June 2
First Look: Hudson Eats at Brookfield Place • Previewing Le District • Community Board 1 June Agendas • Nosy Neighbor: Strollers at Tribeca Pediatrics • Tribeca Royale • Outdoor Movies at the Seaport • More
Debating Cafeteria’s Liquor License
Also on June’s Community Board 1 agendas: The new hotel that wants a rooftop bar; the Pier 40 air rights deal; Pier 26 construction; South Street Seaport development; tour buses; 87 Leonard; and much more. / 7 comments
In the News: Church Street Building Sold
Plus: Battery Park City's Percy Corcoran has passed away; local politicians still haven't seen Pier 40 air-rights deal; Pier 17 demolition nearly done; the wine at Bâtard. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Outdoor Movies at the Seaport
Plus: A new source for burrata; last days for Cristina Dos Santos and Canis Minor shops; outrigger race and festival; Starbucks. / 5 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
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
Devon and Blakely at Liberty and South End (upstairs, next to Starbucks) is also closed. — Lloyd C Bishop / Seen & Heard: Openings and closings at the malls
Went to Toby's grand opening today and was the 4th customer. They were just getting things moving but we absolutely... — KC / Toby’s Estate opens next week