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Read about Church Street Surplus in the Tribeca Citizen Shopping Guide.
Lable Horowitz, who opened Church Street Surplus in 1971, dies at 87
Lable hawked everything from NASA souvenir coins to WWII bomber jackets to antique linens, all while keeping an eye on his corner of the neighborhood. / 8 comments
2023 Shop-Local Gift Guide: Unique Among the Unique
This neighborhood has a few shops that are one-of-a-kind not just in the city but in the region. You will not go home empty handed, promise.
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: Unique Among the Unique
This neighborhood has a few shops that are one-of-a-kind not just in the city but in the region. You will not go home empty handed, promise. Bonus: a list of local framers.
2021 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
2020 Shop-Local Gift Guide: Teens!
For the most challenging cohort, there is a wealth of original ideas in the neighborhood -- you just may have to look in unlikely places.
2020 Shop-Local Gift Guide: Threads!
The shops of Tribeca are what makes our streets seem warm and alive. And if there's ever been a time to shop local, it's now. So give Amazon a rest and get out there. / 2 comments
In the News: Teenager Fell to Her Death from Fire Escape
Plus: Landmarks votes to preserve the back of a Worth Street building; "special report" on retail vacancies; that big oyster; how a Parsons's dean spends his Sundays. / 10 comments
When Tribeca Was Small (Part One)
There's an addictive new interactive map with photos of the city in the mid-1980s. It's a stark reminder of how many one- and two-story buildings have been torn down in subsequent decades. / 16 comments
Spotlight: Church Street Surplus
"I'm a surplus guy!" says Lable Horowitz, explaining how Church Street Surplus came to be stuffed to the gills. Over the years, he has bought odds and ends of everything from police sirens to hospital traction bars, but the store now mainly focuses on military clothing and other vintage apparel. / 6 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. (Update: The answer has been posted.) / 5 comments
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Based on recent openings in the neighborhood, it seems the fad has moved from cookies to savory carbs like bagels... — N / Chip City has closed permanently
The Reade St commercial parking is probably an artifact of over 20 years ago when there was plenty of commercial... — N / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
SW -- I have written extensively about "micromobility" harms. I have called for reforms that could help "powered" bikes and... — Komanoff / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Looking forward to them opening, but still laughing at the idea that they are going to put seats in that... — N / Update: Carnegie Diner at 200 Chambers
I don't know what the legal speed on Chambers is, But the cameras do not trigger unless one is going... — Sandy / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Komanoff: “Driving and drivers are by far and away the bigger threat” when compared to bikes and e-bikes? I’m aware... — SW / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Thanks for article...such a ugly site walking out the front door...and wondering when it will end!!! — Vivian / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on in the construction yard on Harrison?