"This property will be one of the most luxurious hotels in New York City," says one of the developers of the 96-room hotel going up at Greenwich and Desbrosses. / 7 comments
Plus: Registration open for Paul Ruggeri Gymnastics; Jupioca confirmed its new location; checking in on the hotel under construction in Northwest Tribeca; more fireboat tickets; "architectural crime scene." / 1 comment
Plus: ARChive of Contemporary Music's summer CD and record sale; the hotel under construction on Greenwich Street; buses on a no-truck block of Beach; wine/beer license for Wisefish Poké; war-inspired photography at Apexart.
Plus: The big event at Pier 26; Kafkaesque conversation about the Smyth; the Parks Department's takeover of the Warren Street Dog Park; checking in on the hotel construction in northwest Tribeca; Cheryl Hazan show. / 5 comments
Plus: Grand Banks will reopen soon (but not in time for this lovely weather); a map of the city's sidewalk sheds; activity at a Murray Street storefront; what looks like a sample sale on Hudson. / 1 comment
Plus: Mysterious partitioning at two retail spaces; no activity at the Greenwich Street hotel; StreetEasy's Tribeca joke; signs of life at the Loopy Doopy rooftop bar; Starbucks in the Intergate telecom hotel.
Plus: New momentum reported for northwest Tribeca hotel project; Montauk Sofa's new store; Paris Baguette spiffs up Canal Street; podcast about when Fernet Branca was bottled in Tribeca. / 5 comments
Plus: More of 24 Leonard revealed; progress on 50 Hudson's two-story topper; advance notice from Con Edison about weekend street construction; Greenwich Street hotel; Lego vignette. / 1 comment
Plus: Recommendations for Thai food delivery; anyone seen the newspaper guy from the Franklin Street subway station?; hotel project remains stalled; Greg Laswell is playing City Winery; photography show. / 10 comments
Plus: Restaurant bucks the card-only trend by going cash- and app-only; no activity at the hotel on Greenwich Street; Warren Street retail space for sale; "Rendered Cities" at Apexart. / 1 comment
It can be hard to keep track of all of the new buildings under construction in Tribeca. This should help: renderings for the projects where work is currently happening. / 9 comments
There has been a lot of depressing news in the past year, and we likely haven’t heard the last of it, so let’s focus on the positive (for one post, anyway). Here are 34 things to look forward to in Lower Manhattan.
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
1991 Lotus Blossom https://nyclandmarks.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYClandmarks~2~2~62970~78097:Tribeca-West-Historic-District — james / Upon the Palace has opened
Every time an expensive restaurant opens up in Tribeca this website is deluged with comments from people bemoaning the lack... — Thomas Hagen / Upon the Palace has opened
I miss sending faxes instead of email. — Thomas Hagen / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby construction happening?
I despise Hobby Lobby and there will be no mention of it on FiDi Fan Page. I'm hoping it fails... — LV / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby construction happening?
I miss Barnes and Nobles. — Native / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby construction happening?