Plus: The folks who create advertising murals the old-fashioned way; Municipal Building plaza to get a pay toilet.
For the past 12 years, I've lived in an apartment with a view of the (David N. Dinkins Manhattan) Municipal Building, wondering what it'd be like to be up there. Thanks to Open House New York, now I know! / 7 comments
Not-half-bad photos of greater Tribeca by yours truly. And if you think you’re not an Instagram person, you might give it a try. It’s less yappy than other social media. / 2 comments
Plus: How New York Dolls was spared the wrecking ball; the New York Times reviews Cut; Summons Court is now in the Municipal Building; opening forecast for Humble Fish poke restaurant. / 7 comments
Plus: Lena Dunham's new Tribeca tattoo; H&M looks much closer to ready; photos from the Municipal Building cupola tour; the mysterious shoe-repair shop on Walker; free puppet show in Canal Park; "Crime" shooting here. / 3 comments
This is a departure from most of the previous Instagram Tribeca roundups in that these are all taken by yours truly. / 4 comments
Plus: The gumball machine has arrived; 70 Vestry's sales office has a model in the window; nighttime construction on Church Street; Tribeca's Kitchen is temporarily closed; how to complain about the rat poison that killed the Collect Pond hawk. / 7 comments
Plus: Downtown landmark to be renamed after David Dinkins; Jay McInerney's new book is set in Tribeca; where the $50 million LMDC windfall might go; Battery Park City Police Memorial to get fixed; Pier 26 rendering. / 4 comments
Smartphones and doom scrolling has sucked the life out of our kids. Sometimes you need reminders like this to really... — hmmm / Capturing the lives of Tribeca youth before smartphones took hold
How many times, on a summer afternoon, did I sit on the doorsill at Dudley's Paw with Dudley beside me.... — John Willenbecher / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby construction happening?
Yum yum. Looking forward to going here! — SW / Upon the Palace has opened
Yes!!!! My lady and I have been BEGGING for one of these!!!! — Jack Gaff / Chambers Street Wines is opening a wine bar on… Chambers
so, no RIOTS or claims of a “rigged election”; is that the point? 🤔 — baba galacticus / It’s quiet out there
1991 Lotus Blossom https://nyclandmarks.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYClandmarks~2~2~62970~78097:Tribeca-West-Historic-District — james / Upon the Palace has opened
Every time an expensive restaurant opens up in Tribeca this website is deluged with comments from people bemoaning the lack... — Thomas Hagen / Upon the Palace has opened