Read about Calypso St. Barth in the Tribeca Citizen Shopping Guide.
Plus: Club Pilates opening forecast; Calypso St. Barth is kaput; some banks accept unrolled coins; strange bus stop placement; survey about possible improvements to the New York Stock Exchange area; last call for the Best of New Tribeca 2017 survey. / 8 comments
Plus: Local resident serving in the U.S. Army; the problems at Calypso St. Barth; when Pearl Paint was small; Canal Street Market vendor shuts down.
"Seems sudden since inside looks like it’s still stocked and decorated," reports G. / 14 comments
Plus: Calypso St. Barth is definitely off at Brookfield Place; Saleya stripped bare; 19 Park Place's western side; a suggestion for El Vez Burrito; Franklin Street salon; Best Market truck; unsolved "Where in Tribeca...?" / 3 comments
Plus: Brookfield Place stragglers; Canstruction event starts this week; Housing Works Thrift Shop wish list; black-and-white art exhibit; "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23." / 1 comment
You wouldn't be wrong to assume that Sharon Hershkowitz has fun at the Balloon Saloon, the store she and her late husband opened at W. Broadway and Duane back in 1980. "Sometimes when I’m at the Armory or a ballroom installing balloons, I stop and think, 'I’m getting paid for this!'" / 4 comments
One of the stores didn't even make it six months. And one of the stragglers is now sending mixed messages about whether it'll open at all. / 17 comments
A rundown of the shops and restaurants yet to open at Brookfield Place—including whispers about Scoop, Club Monaco, and Drybar—and where they'll likely be. / 6 comments
Most of the stores at Brookfield Place, as the World Financial Center is now known, are open. And it looks very nice! Here's a quick tour. / 34 comments
A rundown of all the restaurants and shops that have been announced for Brookfield Place (and a few that are rumored). / 8 comments
Curious about how Brookfield Place's shops and restaurants will be laid out once it reopens? Check out the floor plans, which a little bird emailed over.... / 5 comments
Fun for everyone, or at least people who don’t mind random pictures with snarky captions. / 2 comments
Excellent news! Any idea on opening date? — Marcus / Eataly coming soon to Soho
$31 for tomato and mozzarella starter... $51 for chicken parm... seems pretty aggressive. — DH / Il Mulino is now Il Giglio
I agree with Carolina. Maybe they are trying to cross-sell customer bases or save money on rent? Whatever it is,... — Tribeca Dad / Wei West and Friedman’s will collaborate
They want to be kid friendly? The prices are extremely high $51 for a chicken breast? $21 for an salads... — Carolyn / Il Mulino is now Il Giglio
Great news, and lovely space for an Eately! Fingers crossed that a similar small-format market will open in the new... — Reader on Reade / Eataly coming soon to Soho
Vendors were back there on Saturday IN THE RAIN — Sandra / Seen & Heard: BPC resident starts speech practice
Richard, How about all these Democrats who support the notion that people steal from the MTA? Am I, a lonely... — Bobbie / Borough president proposes tearing down FDR drive in Fidi