Colombian gallerist and hotelier Lio Malca has bought a space at 60 White, between Broadway and Church, relocating from Chelsea. / 3 comments
Plus: Weekday lunch at Manhatta; activity at two White Street storefronts; Tribeca and Battery Park pillows; inside a Tribeca artist's old-school loft; "Law & Order: SVU" shoot.
Plus: Opening forecasts for Blue Bottle's two Lower Manhattan cafés; actress Diane Kruger bought here; actress La La Anthony lives here; court victory for anti-porn zoning; beautifying the area around the New York Stock Exchange; Ritz-Carlton penthouse to be auctioned in Hong Kong.
Plus: Church Street restaurant appears to have closed; White Street building to be a triplex; Le Relais de Venise signage; tennis clinics at Washington Market Park; Suitsupply opened at Brookfield Place; 60 White retail space. / 1 comment
Plus: White Street renovation revealed; Franklin Place is a private alley; no activity at the hotel site in northwest Tribeca; "Law & Order: SVU" is back yet again. / 10 comments
Plus: Walker Street renovation; report on the free fireboat ride; River Project's 30th anniversary benefit; Duane retail space activity; Lower West Side block party. / 2 comments
Plus: Progress at 56 Leonard; the situation at Pakistan Tea House; Psycho Bunny sample sale; Baja East pop-up; 1 World Trade Center light show; iHeartRadio concert. / 4 comments
Plus: Partially uncovered 60 White looks sublime; Bar Works coworking space appears to be smaller than indicated; more info on new Park Row tower; the "Alice in Wonderland" mural on Chambers; PATH station map; "Untitled" shoot. / 2 comments
Plus: Solstice at the Fulton Center; playing the cast-iron buildings of Greene Street like drums; sailing at North Cove Marina; Bridge Café construction. / 8 comments
Plus: Gay pride headliner announced; West Thames lawn to go fake; Atera has reopened; 1WTC to be second tallest; FiDi plaza is kicking out scooters and strollers; another parking garage to become condos; 60 White documentary. / 3 comments
Plus: Downtown services lag behind population growth; female impersonators attempt theft; White Street renovations; West and Chambers in 1936; midcentury Jewish designers; Planned Parenthood moving to FiDi; teenagers attack newsstand owner; Seaport tower.
I have a mental list of things to keep an eye on when I walk around, and right now that list is dominated by buildings waiting to be unveiled. Let's recap what's happening behind the curtain. / 3 comments
I have to agree here. Barely a mention.. And the park looked really bad after the Midsummer festival. Two days... — B.Thompson / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
Juneteenth came and went without a photoessay of all the rich celebrations in Tribeca. Not very inclusive. — Steve C / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
Yes, I am honored and lucky to run these shots. — Tribeca Citizen / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
These elaborate and expensive plans are based on the mistaken belief that BPC and Tribeca are at much greater risk... — Jon / Battery Park City’s new resiliency plans for Tribeca
With the introduction of the Slate menu, Laughing Man unfortunately had what was probably the best BEC sandwich in Tribeca... — Talg / Seen & Heard: Duane Park Patisserie is back open
Claudine is such a fantastic photographer! — K / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
Now imagine an 80 story tower just behind BM CC just South of Harrison street — Lucy / Battery Park City’s new resiliency plans for Tribeca