Plus: Tribeca as travel destination; wine spritzers; new chef at Tribeca Grill; actor at SoulCycle; Damon Dash's old apartment.
Plus: Chambers Street construction meeting; Cosmopolitan Café auction and sale; Damon Dash's vintage shop.
Plus: Another low-slung building bites the dust; foreclosure on Walker Street; Damon Dash's old apartment.
...wants to be a Tribeca housewife. Plus: Crane acident at WTC; Dylan Ratigan sees himself as Martin Luther; Montauk Grifter's Tribeca con; no-dog zone; Damon Dash looks east; Seaport Museum ship trouble; Brushstroke accolade. / 22 comments
Plus: Ex-Communist Margaret Chin struggles with Occupy Wall Street; Jim Carrey house-hunts here; Mariah Carey takes home a musician; Damon Dash's old place; cleaning Zuccotti Park. / 1 comment
"The other night, I noticed that a big event was happening at 172 Duane. I thought Damon Dash had left. Is there something new going on there?" —Anonymous / 1 comment
Plus: Seaport boom; Kirsten Dunst; Tiffany & Co.; 288 West lofts comparison; FiDi sandwich shop; high school celebrates; Dash charges settled; minor protest.
Plus: Damon Dash restraining order; new preschool; Lady Gaga dress-up contest; 1WTC grows; Brushstroke; ball fields delayed; restaurateurs on the radio; gallery review.
Plus: Bloomberg defends atheists; naked people in FiDi on purpose; martial arts; Battery Park City Block Party leadership vacuum; 200 Chambers penthouse.
Where's the stop sign? Plus: Media company coming to southern Tribeca; Damon Dash's shop; 111 Washington; lobster and barbecue kiosks at WFC. / 2 comments
I'm guessing that many Tribecans are fascinated by what goes on inside Damon Dash's headquarters at 172 Duane. Now there's a vintage shop, Local 172 Trading Post. I stopped by this afternoon—the opening party is today—to check it out.
Oops, I mis-tabulated one of the six community district populations, above. Total population living in the NYC congestion zone is... — Komanoff / There’s an election this month!
This is heartbreaking. We moved to the neighborhood in 1996, pre-King's, and when my first son was born in '98... — Susan B / Kings Pharmacy, a Tribeca staple for 25 years, will close on June 30
Instituting congestion pricing right now is grotesquely stupid. One of the biggest economic challenges facing NYC right now is the... — Thomas Hagen / There’s an election this month!
You are right that London residents of the congestion zone enjoy a 90% discount from congestion tolls. Please note, though,... — Komanoff / There’s an election this month!
Such a loss! — Ecr / Kings Pharmacy, a Tribeca staple for 25 years, will close on June 30
Kings was a wonderful part of the neighborhood. It made living in Tribeca more comfortable and manageable. And it didn't... — George Bacon / Kings Pharmacy, a Tribeca staple for 25 years, will close on June 30
Of the 9,000 active sidewalk sheds, how many are "unreasonably" in place? Here is today's sidewalk shed data in tabular... — james / There’s an election this month!