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Happy Birthday to Boomerang Toys
After moving to Battery Park City to raise her family, Karen Barwick opened Boomerang Toys on West Broadway -- two decades ago. / 2 comments
2022 Shop-Local Gift Guide: Teens!
Only because they are the most difficult group to shop for am I adding this last post for the 2021 guide. Teens! You gotta love them. Especially if they’re yours. / 1 comment
2022 Shop-Local Gift Guide: Kids!
Scroll to the bottom for this one, since there are just so many beautiful, original and fun things for kids in the neighborhood.
UPDATE: What’s doing for Halloween?
The usual Tribeca events are scaled down again this year, but there's still fun to be had door-to-door at the neighborhood's storefronts and at Washington Market Park. / 9 comments
2020 Shop-Local Gift Guide: Kids!
The neighborhood has the best shopping in town for the little ones: threads from France, toys from Denmark, scooters from Switzerland and some only-in-New-York items (think Beastie Boys). / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Local thanks to first responders
Love notes and free beer for first responders from the neighborhood; Boomerang is delivering toys to kids in need AND is delivering locally too.
Spotlight: Boomerang Toys
"I raised my kids here," says Karen Barwick, owner of Boomerang Toys, an important Tribeca resource for 14 years. "They went to local schools and played on local teams. We're really immersed in the community, and I like that." / 2 comments
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I don't believe allowing people to choose to sleep on the street, especially those with mental illness or substance abuse... — N / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
Here we go…just wait until nyc is covered in skid row type encampments that the nypd has zero power to... — Matt / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
would love to try! is Meadow Lane the only place to find? — Les / Made in Tribeca: Emmy Eats
That ugly orange tarp on the sidewalk has also been there for ages, and it creates a chokepoint when walking... — Tribeca Dad / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?
Lispenard St community did organize a petition recently. As far as I know it had no effect. https://tribecacitizen.com/2025/06/11/a-petition-to-address-the-counterfeit-vendors-on-broadway-lispenard/ People are... — Marcus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
Art Spiegelman's "In The Shadow of No Towers" is a remarkable piece of work, and was originally a serialized comic... — Gary / Seen & Heard: PS 234 raises funds for kindergarten teacher
There still seems to be a lot of work going on there. It would have been faster to just tear... — Reademan / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?