"I have been waiting to see if they are refurbishing the beautiful clocks on the two Broadway corners. There is a box next to the dismantled one…I’m hoping it contains some parts for repair." / 2 comments
Compiled from Tom Miller's posts at Daytonian in Manhattan, the History of Tribeca Buildings database now has more than 125 entries, each with the zesty anecdotes you've come to expect. Here are three recent additions.
The sidewalk shed on the landmarked building at 280 Broadway between Chambers and Reade is coming down after 11 YEARS. / 2 comments
Plus: Big "Daredevil" TV shoot this week; more on the forthcoming appliance center (and historical details it discovered during renovation); Ward III's sister establishment in D.C.; best restroom paper towels. / 1 comment
Plus: Timelapse video of 12 Warren's demolition and construction; the first production at Town Stages; N. Moore memento; more on the new Broadway appliance showroom. / 4 comments
Plus: Rapper Cardi B's Tribeca roots; thefts and a slashing on the police blotter; ceviche stand opening at Canal Street Market. / 8 comments
Plus: Serafina to open next month; "coming soon" signage for Sweaty Betty; former Modell's space to become offices; watching Japanese fencing classes; another City Winery outpost.
Plus: Dangerous crane on Church; an odd aircraft; Styrofoam pellets all over Leonard; Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf definitely not reopening; new Walker Street gallery in doubt; ice groundhog. / 8 comments
Plus: Modell's said to be expanding, not moving; wedding dress company relocating here; 66 Reade restoration; death row art exhibit; "Good Wife" shoot; go buy flowers. / 3 comments
Shelves are being emptied out, and the pharmacy has already shuttered. UPDATE: A rumor about the new tenant. / 8 comments
Plus: Activity in the former Harrison space; terrific sculpture show; Wednesday Greenmarket starting up again; workers spotted at 280 Broadway; Shelter Chic pop-up; more Joan Armatrading; pretty Issey Miyake exhibit. / 3 comments
Made a rumored $72 million during lunch. Plus: Woman jumps to death in FiDi; Taylor Swift's celeb-heavy birthday party; Sanatcon seeps into Tribeca; Seaport Museum opens a little; lining up at the Department of Buildings.
This argument is a bit circular isn’t it? What was “very necessary” about destroying a neighborhood (as is apparent to... — Peter / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
The Battery Park Resiliency Project is a very necessary floodwater management project that has been fully approved. This exact same... — harryh / The distance we’ve come in 25 years
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?