Newsletter: July 7
The Watercolors of Nan Lombardi • Denny's • Grand Banks • Smith & Mills Soho Sibling • Stacey Bendet • Bogardus Park • Instagram • Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival • More
Seen & Heard: Dirty Bird Pop-Up
Plus: Gap embraces its Tribeca location; a reader gets "Arne Svensoned"; festival for healthy eating.
The Watercolors of Nan Lombardi (Part 2)
In Part 1, we got to see the Tribeca watercolors of artist Nan Lombardi. But she's also allowing me to post previous Tribeca watercolors. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Denny’s Signage
Plus: Grand Banks opening delayed; Bogardus Park unveiling postponed; Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings headline the Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival; Times Square exhibit at the Skyscraper Museum.
In the News: Another Soho Restaurant from the Smith & Mills Guys
Plus: Fashion designer Stacey Bendet moving to Tribeca; street closures for July 4 fireworks; new pop-up shops at the South Street Seaport; man beaten with bat in FiDi; Kittichai closing, turning Italian. / 1 comment
The Watercolors of Nan Lombardi
The Tribeca artist has a show opening today at Sanford Smith Fine Art in the Berkshires. "While I am most interested in the older warehouse buildings," she says, "I also like the play between the old construction and the new." / 2 comments
Newsletter: July 3
First Look: Grand Banks • Upscale Sushi on Chambers? • First Impressions: Dig Inn • New Kid on the Block: Satomi Kawakita Jewelry • New Design Co-op Colony • Tugboats • More
In the News: Demolition of 101 Murray
Plus: 50 West pricing; World Trade Center congestion frustration; the construction of the Citigroup building; Stuyvesant seats getting replaced.
New Kid on the Block: Satomi Kawakita
"Organic, delicate, simple," is how jewelry designer Satomi Kawakita describes her aesthetic. "Something you can wear every day."
Seen & Heard: The Smyth Hotel Is Getting a Facelift
Plus: Tennis court intrigue; dry cleaners said to be moving; tugboat photo exhibit; free kayaking starting Friday. / 3 comments
In the News: Possible Student Shortage at P.S. 234
Plus: The FAA goes after real-estate drones; kids' garden rampage at Washington Market Park; 195 Broadway liquor exemption; change to school-planning law; Tribeca vs. TriBeCa. / 2 comments
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https://tribecacitizen.com/2026/06/01/an-renewed-effort-to-save-battery-park-citys-trees/ — Tribeca Citizen / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
Would've had to have been kept quiet. NYPD/other agencies wouldn't be able to identify unrelated drones in a flock of... — JT / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
I want to add, like Vickery Eckhoff said, the Lutnick photo is pretty telling. Another person uploaded a pretty normal... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Does anyone have the count of trees in the Battery and Battery Park City that have been felled for the... — Heide Fasnacht / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
I found this article by googling "New York drone show fake?" It's really a very weird situation. These drone shows... — M / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Very curious. Were news outlets informed and kept quiet or were they not informed? It's also hard to find what... — Vickery Eckhoff / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
It evidently was an art project- I wish that I had seen it!!! — Merle Temkin / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?