Newsletter: Apr. 10
New Kid on the Block: By Suzette • J&R • Pearl Paint • Big Beer Bar for South Tribeca • Bagel Shop at Brookfield Place • 30 Park Place Crane • New York Nautical • Yorganic • Potential Broadway Tower • More
What’s Really Happening at J&R
The mystery is over: J&R is closing as of tomorrow so it can "reimagine" its buildings. / 3 comments
In the News: Tribeca Pregnancy Pictorial
Plus: East River ferry crash explanation; Gateway Plaza subsidy; Democratic District Leader accused of plagiarism.
Big Beer Bar Coming to South Tribeca
Barleycorn will be 8,000 square feet over two floors, with 70 beer lines.
New Kid on the Block: By Suzette
Two young Frenchmen have opened a creperie on Chambers, using a grandmother's recipe and buckwheat flour from Brittany. / 2 comments
In the News: Double Demolition on Park Place
Plus: A backhoe sinks on Chambers; artist Donald Sultan; party pix from the Tribeca Ball. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: The Creperie Has Opened
Plus: Debut date (and sneak peek opportunity) for Racines NY; plywood down at 27 Desbrosses; J&R even grimmer than before; 9/11 plaques; magnolia trees. / 1 comment
New York Nautical Has Set Sail
But the good news is that it found a new home elsewhere in Tribeca. Its old space on Duane, meanwhile, might be turned into a restaurant....
Real Estate Sales Agent Career Night
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In the News: Another Yorganic
Plus: Woman fights off attacker at subway station; inadvertent time capsule from 1976; the food at Bâtard.
Construction Porn at 30 Park Place
Last weekend's crane installation at the Four Seasons-in-progress made for thrilling photos of the workers riding high in the sky. / 3 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
Definitely mostly tourists. I've taken to telling them that there are still pancakes at lots of other places that don't... — Elizabeth / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?
I can’t wait for Friedman’s to open so that the neighborhood can do out for weekend brunch again. — Bec / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?
Are there some higher up powers that have been protecting these African fake vendors and their Chinese counterparts? It’s inexplicable... — R. / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever
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It’s an American Kestrel. Earlier this summer, when the bird was much younger, it ran into a window on a... — Nschuene / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?