Plus: New rendering of Park Place tower (including the Islamic cultural center?); Balaboosta chef opening Soho restaurant; praising 56 Leonard; 1 Wall Street retail. / 2 comments
Plus: The Pope's visit to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum; new condo tower will have its own private blow-dry bar; retracing Alexander Hamilton's steps; Racines NY co-owner on wine panel; and the status symbol for Tribecans is....
An opening forecast and a peek inside. Plus: The Fulton Center's surprising first tenant; a new rendering of 111 Murray; Papyrus opens today; Maison Kayser's outdoor seating; street style at Tribeca Pediatrics. / 2 comments
Plus: More on the new tenant in the Bubble Lounge space; an attempt to get the Church Street stench cleaned up; a ground-floor apartment with notable views; "Jessica Jones" and "The Affair" shooting here yet again. / 3 comments
"Now that 101 Murray is demolished, you can see parts of 101 Warren that weren't visible before. What's in that crenelated part above Bed Bath & Beyond? And what's going to happen the south-facing wall of 101 Warren?" —T.
Plus: Duane Reade confirmed for Canal and Broadway; Keith McNally menus, floor plan; Church Street building demolition about to start; Levi's commercial shoot today; groundbreaking at 111 Murray; is the Chambers stink fixed? / 4 comments
Plus: High-end amenities now include stroller garages and slop sinks; OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder bought in Tribeca for $11 million; "euthanasia road trip" film shooting on Duane; DAIN art; Tribeca Park piano; Battery ticket-hawker gangs. / 8 comments
Plus: Is 56 Leonard finally getting interesting again?; when "restore and convert" means "tear down"; Citi newsstand has closed; AboCa restaurant recommendation; 111 Murray request; Lispenard conversion. / 4 comments
Thanks to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2. Plus: Military flyovers today and tomorrow; possible lead on who's taking the Ivy's space; 111 Murray as a vacant lot; Papaya Dog opens in FiDi. / 1 comment
Sales have launched for the 58-story tower, and the amenities are something else: private spa with hammam, 75-foot pool, 3,000-square-foot gym, professional demonstration kitchen, a patisserie with daily offerings.... / 3 comments
Including renderings of the 62-story tower, the public plaza, the streetscapes, and the retail spaces. / 4 comments
Plus: News Corp. and 21st Century Fox inch closer to 2WTC; 111 Murray tower to be a bit shorter; Irish Hunger Memorial designer's inspiration; Citi Bike thefts. / 1 comment
James! Thank you ! I love the photo. — Native NYer / Upon the Palace has opened
So by extension, ill will toward the future employees of Hobby Lobby? — Bobbie / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby construction happening?
Smartphones and doom scrolling has sucked the life out of our kids. Sometimes you need reminders like this to really... — hmmm / Capturing the lives of Tribeca youth before smartphones took hold
How many times, on a summer afternoon, did I sit on the doorsill at Dudley's Paw with Dudley beside me.... — John Willenbecher / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby construction happening?
Yum yum. Looking forward to going here! — SW / Upon the Palace has opened
Yes!!!! My lady and I have been BEGGING for one of these!!!! — Jack Gaff / Chambers Street Wines is opening a wine bar on… Chambers
so, no RIOTS or claims of a “rigged election”; is that the point? 🤔 — baba galacticus / It’s quiet out there