Read about Blaue Gans in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
From sports bars to fancy restaurants to Puma City at the Seaport (a dance club? really?), the neighborhood has plenty of places to watch the World Cup. The most intellectual option—the only intellectual option, probably—is Apexart, where the "Men With Balls" exhibit aims to create the perfect football environment.
But what will the space become? Plus: Plein Sud liquor license update, Alycea Ungaro's new alignment mat, and Babesta's young shutterbugs. / 3 comments
Here are the preliminary agendas for June's CB1 committee meetings. Kaffe 1668 is applying for a beer/wine license, and Blaue Gans and the Greenwich Hotel want sidewalk café permits. And then there's the question of what Josephine in Independence Plaza is....
CB1 approves Cordoba House (photo by Yana Paskova, courtesy the New York Times). Plus: 9/11 Memorial online tour; Asphalt Green; pretzels; lots of real estate; and City Hall's wee vegetable garden.
Ed's Lobster Bar is opening a cart. Plus: Mosque drama, the Chambers water main project gets delayed, Blaue Gans in the WSJ, and Mary-Kate Olsen caught buying vegetables at Whole Foods Tribeca. / 1 comment
Plus: Locanda Verde's chef takes a field trip for VBS.tv, the Tribeca Trib has a WTC update, the NYT reviews films at Tribeca Cinemas, Jessica Alba sets fish sticks on fire, local restaurateurs talk to New York mag, and more.
I could only stay for part of this afternoon's Taste of Tribeca press preview at Marc Forgione, but I did manage to try dishes from the Harrison, Nobu, Macao Trading Co., and Acappella.... Not bad for a between-meal snack! / 5 comments
Susan Bernfield, founder and artistic director of the New Georges theater company, shows us around her Tribeca—including the problem with Whole Foods, and the restaurant with the best bathrooms, and why Sarabeth's opening here is throwing her for a loop. / 2 comments
This week: photos taken on York, Duane, Hudson, and maybe Varick or West Broadway—I can't remember....
Garbage Garage appeal • Kurt Gutenbrunner's lair • Sales on laser hair removal and lip scrubs • Terror trial protest • Skating, Bollywood-style • Blankets, nuts, and more
Goodbye, curly green benches • Asphalt Green in Battery Park City • Austrian pancakes • No laughing at Corton • Standing up for anti-terror trial residents
Oops! Maybe it would catch my typos... — Tribeca Citizen / Am I out of a job?
Donna Dennis is a treasure we are a lucky community — Madeline Lanciani / Field Trip: Donna Dennis on the Lower East Side
i will take YOU( human, as flawed as we are) over AI any time — Madeline Lanciani / Am I out of a job?
"a sound system that lets you crank up the activism anthems. . .and a swanky rooftop pool for those post-protest... — Liz / Am I out of a job?
The AI version sounds like an advertisement for One York mixed with a Gawker article, which it probably is. Don't... — Amy G. / Am I out of a job?
The “trifecta of Tribeca” phrase was sort of clever, you gotta admit. Next time don’t tell us in advance. Make... — Peter / Am I out of a job?
How does that cost $186,000 ? — TribecaPickleBall / Washington Market Park will get new paths this summer