Plus: Last night's Dîner en Blanc; film-shoot detritus on Franklin; Jenga-playing monster; Café Forgot pop-up to serve food and wine. / 1 comment
Plus: Subway entrances on the 9/11 Memorial plaza getting ready for opening; 56 Leonard window washers; mayor seeks term limits for community board members; new shows at Bortolami and Alexander and Bonin. / 7 comments
Plus: Film crew was told to park in Tribeca even though the shoot was in Battery Park City; the lavender paint job of the FDR Drive; 56 Leonard retail space; space shuttle memorabilia in Stuyvesant High School. / 5 comments
Plus: New rendering of Park Row tower; Liberty Island evacuated because of fire; wizardry-themed cocktail class; in praise of Philadelphia pretzels. / 1 comment
If the Anish Kapoor sculpture coming to 56 Leonard lives up to its renderings, I think it'll turn into a symbol of Tribeca. And even though it's technically private art, it got me thinking of public art over the years—and in particular, the installations that really dazzled. / 9 comments
Plus: New line of cannabis products from Bubby's owner Ron Silver; new buildings with fancy lobby lighting; Terra owners settle with former employees who started a similar restaurant in Chicago; Pier 25 and 26 air rights. / 1 comment
"What's that white thing on the third-floor balcony at 56 Leonard? Is the building going to have more art besides the Anish Kapoor sculpture at the base?" —G. / 6 comments
Plus: The restaurant in the former Denny's space is Brooklyn Chop House; kids' theater program to launch this fall; perforated whatsit at 56 Leonard; Soho Photo shows; shoot tomorrow.
Plus: The entrance to 70 Vestry is unveiled; local businesses have founded the Tribeca Wellness Group; Amanda Freitag to cook at Landmarc pop-up dinner; Shelby Lynne at City Winery.
Plus: A retail renaissance?; Tribeca family's "hoverboard-friendly" home; the Stadium Goods sneaker resale shop; an attorney's pied-à-terre; Citigroup employee stops kid from running into the street; the views from a 56 Leonard penthouse; 9/11 compensation claims.
Plus: More on how the closing of Rikers Island would affect Lower Manhattan; new furniture showroom; another FiDi tower in the works. / 1 comment
Last week, I asked whether anyone knew the status of Anish Kapoor's sculpture at 56 Leonard. Handily, someone forwarded a recent communication from the fabricator. / 6 comments
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