Read about Belle Reve in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
The buildings at the corner of Walker and Church are in play, with plans for a residential development that will encompass the whole corner. / 6 comments
Plus free adult Zumba in BPC; progress at 24 Murray; Belle Reve pouring at Macao Trading. / 4 comments
The bar opened on the corner of Church and Walker in 2005. Developers have purchased the site to create a residential building out of it and 34 Walker. / 11 comments
A new cast iron building would conjoin the L-shaped building that is 34 Walker and the lot where Belle Reve sits now. / 12 comments
The last of the neighborhood's textile wholesalers is packing up and selling their building at 34 Walker. / 1 comment
City Vineyard has geodesic domes; Macao and Belle Reve add a distinctive flav; another tour of curbside art; Zona Tribeca adds structures to the sidewalk. / 5 comments
Plus: The sloped sidewalk around the former Haus space; boxed meals for Ramadan meals; what Rosanjin has been up to lately; new udon restaurant on Macdougal. / 1 comment
Plus: Drama at Belle Reve; Taylor Swift fan accused of stalking; thefts and robberies; history of "twins" on Chambers; bridal designer; 1740 map of Lower Manhattan. / 1 comment
Plus: A funkier façade than thought; new furniture store on Laight?; gut renovation at Ivy's; Belle Reve's "dirty dinner party"; Hudson Square event.
Plus: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian partied at Belle Reve; the "Door in the Dark" installation at the Tribeca Film Festival; Community Board 1's new members include a 17-year-old; J. Crew's Mickey Drexler attempts a bold flip.
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