The event company that had many run-ins with neighbors has left the building, abandoning two curbside decks in the process. / 2 comments
Plus: Construction appears imminent at Broadway and Franklin; mystery wire on W. Broadway; possible bank branch; OpenTable ignores everything south of Houston Street. / 1 comment
Plus: Mocktail bar coming to Church; the delays at 19 Park Place and 45 Park Place; "the last porn shop in Tribeca" has reportedly closed. / 3 comments
The arts organization's cultural programs weren't controversial at all. To fund them, however, Town Stages will serve as an event space at night, hosting weddings, benefits, and other functions. / 16 comments
The nonprofit organization Sokoloff Arts is opening Town Stages at 221 W. Broadway, formerly White Street restaurant. "It's a collaborative space where people can come together and get to know one another," says founder Robin Sokoloff. "We're looking to hear exactly what the community wants it to be." / 15 comments
Plus: Eternity Rose pop-up; trampoline fitness studio has closed; Think Coffee looks closer to opening; White Street liquor license alteration withdrawn; Anne Frank tree to be dedicated at the 9/11 Memorial. / 4 comments
Also on Community Board 1's June agendas: The Eleven Madison Park folks' fast-casual chain to open in FiDi; Front Street "reconstruction"; W. Broadway wine bar; liquor license changes for American Flatbread and White Street sites; Cortlandt subway station update; 50 Hudson penthouse enlargement; much more. / 5 comments
Del Frisco's Grille is hiring; something is happening at the former White Street; signage is up for Harry & Ida's Luncheonette; and the World Trade Center mall burger restaurant isn't happening. Plus: 60 Hudson seeks local artists; eviction notice for LED Lab. / 4 comments
Plus: White Street restaurant isn't coming back to life; a photo of Saturday's jet flyover; fashion designer moving out; the big new rental building on Hudson; exhibit of work by a fashion photographer. / 3 comments
It might be getting turned into an outpost of the Ainsworth, an upscale sports bar-and-grill. UPDATE: But until the deal is done, if it's done, White Street is still most definitely open. / 1 comment
Discussed: High-end sushi on Franklin Street; Maman's Tribeca outpost; White Street's proposed sidewalk café; Tara of Tribeca on Warren; renaming the southernmost block of Sixth Avenue; the restaurant taking the Dean's space; more. / 2 comments
Yes, please! Imagine the added property & sales tax revenue, health benefits and environmental/climate impacts a project like this would... — Reader on Reade / Borough president proposes tearing down FDR drive in Fidi
40 Wall: The Duane Reade is closing there on October 9th — Mary Dierickx / In the News: WMP gets a fashionable basketball court
Neighborhood won’t be the same without “PICASSO PIZZA” and for shure!!! I know the FATHER, I know MICHAEL and they... — BERTY / Picasso Pizza, a stalwart of Battery Park City, has closed
Yes. I was there today. — Tribeca Citizen / Seen & Heard: Movie night in WMP this Friday
Is Il Giglio open? No one answers the phone and Google and Open Table reviews say the same going back... — Steven / Seen & Heard: Movie night in WMP this Friday
I live at Harrison & Staple and there is a definite pattern of people partying in the Staple Street alley... — AndyJ / Lola Tribeca is burgled
Toured the building at lunchtime today. The restaurant (which opens next month) was cordoned off, but the terrace was open.... — Jon / Glowing review for a building that glows