Joe Carini's obsessiveness is what makes his carpets so precious: "The color and material and care it’s made with—the conditions it’s made under—that’s its history, and that’s what you’re buying." / 2 comments
Plus: The reskinning of the Verizon building on Pearl has begun; backpacks prohibited at Regal Battery Park; a complaint about the Christmas tree vendor on Greenwich; activity at a Chambers retail space; Soho Photo shows. / 17 comments
Plus: Artists camping on Broadway; pricing and food at iPic Seaport cinema; DOH visit to Taste of the Seaport; Pier A public seating; new American Cuts; Marc Murphy opens in Tampa; "Laguna Beach" star moving here; new FiDi fitness roundup; thumbprint carpets.
Plus: Harley-Davidson of NYC's use of a public plaza; Carini Lang's annual sale; Torly Kid coat drive; another idea for the Four Seasons restaurant; artists to catalog workers at Brookfield Place.
Plus: A recommendation for "The Walk," if only for the local scenes; Robert Janz sculpture; Chantal Akerman's "News from Home"; one-minute dance festival at Brookfield Place; "Limitless" and "Broad City" shoots. / 6 comments
A new book celebrates the "painted words" of beloved Tribeca artist Robert Janz. Pick up a copy of "Post No Bills Poems" at the launch party on September 21 at Carini Lang. / 5 comments
Plus: Two local kids help fight hunger; floor sale at Stillfried Wien; counting the fish in the Hudson River; street art at Carini Lang; Roman Catholic parishes merge. / 1 comment
Plus: Almond is now serving weekday lunch; Carini Lang fundraising drive for Nepalese weavers; free museum night; Apexart show about the loss of privacy.
Plus: An invitation to go caroling; Verizon store confirmation; Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations at Washington Market Park; an exhibit of BEAU artworks. / 2 comments
Plus: A show of Tribeca's pioneer artists; Bar Cyrk is open; admiring the Oculus; a crappy Halloween store that might be worth visiting; 30 Park Place's outbuilding; the Traipsing Tribeca shopping event; "Bluff" shoot. / 1 comment
Plus: A plea to consider expanding Tribeca's historic districts; Baked's new opening date; shopping night at Carini Lang, Espasso, and Abhaya; Mexican restaurant changes its name; storefront mystery at Franklin and Church; studio rental? / 7 comments
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Am so glad that they have a new home on Chambers Street! We will be visitors with our son's cello.... — Vanessa Liu / Old Kid on a New Block: Finlay + Gage
That singer is Tribeca native Charles Coleman! A composer who grew up in Independence Plaza. When COVID is over you... — CCFan / Seen & Heard: New York we love you