Plus: Khe-Yo opening date; American Cut; P.S. 150 move still possible; police blotter; Best Made sale; maximalist one-bedroom for sale.
"What’s the deal with the exercise equipment on the second floor of 40 Harrison (facing Greenwich)? Heard that Equinox was opening another branch at Independence Plaza North but cannot find any publicity." —Jane
"The tortilla soup at MaryAnn's is the area's best-kept secret," says Kalyn Johnson Chandler, founder of the effie's paper line of stationery. "My husband is a fantastic cook and his tortilla soup is one of my favorites, but MaryAnn's is a good substitute." / 1 comment
"We call it the 10 p.m. club," says jewelry designer Walt Chefitz. "Around 10 p.m. anyone available meets up for a quick nightcap and debrief on the day. It’s a wonderful way to wind down and catch up." / 1 comment
"I love the yomogi muffins at Takahachi Bakery," says Zak Profera, who has just launched a line of fabrics called ZAK+FOX. "It's actually made with mugwort root, and it tastes far better than it sounds."
Plus: New pediatrics office; SoulCycle gets hitched; eXerBlast opening date; Sixpoint comes to Tribeca; Fulton Stall Market lineup of vendors; free concerts.
Opera singer and Bogardus Garden advocate Tory Weil on the restaurant with a great Sunday-night deal, the celebrity resident she tried to impress, and the apartment building she covets. / 2 comments
Deborah Lupard, the Warburg Realty agent currently starring in HGTV's "Selling New York," on the restaurant she thinks is a best-kept secret, who she spotted loitering outside Thom Browne, and more.
Plus: New show at Tribeca Project Space; Papatzul deal; Tribeca Health & Fitness; crime stats; Grandaisy pizza deal; somebody special won a cookie.
Carla Sullivan, who just founded MiniMunchers—a website about kid-friendly restaurants—shows us around her Tribeca and Battery Park City. / 1 comment
FiDi booster Jackie Spiegel shows us around her neck of the woods—including which restaurant has the best milkshakes, where the nightlife is, and which former president she saw on Liberty Street. / 2 comments
This weekend in and around Tribeca: a concert by Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women; Yale–China exhibit at the Museum of Chinese in America; Bernard Fuchs photos at Jack Hanley; Fulton Stall Market; Blessing of the Backpacks at Trinity Wall Street; Labor Day potluck in Battery Park City.
Please, let me shed a tear for the poor driver who can’t make u-turns or speed. Yeah cyclists don’t pay... — Cd / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
A nightmare for Chinatown neighbors (and perhaps Tribeca too, if these ever open). These foolish and too small mini-jails were... — Marcus / Halting overnight work on the supertall jail on White Street
We can consistently be for: - stricter traffic enforcement against cars - stricter traffic enforcement against bicycles It's not either/or.... — Marcus / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
Yes, please. Wasn't this in the works? — Marcus / The neighborhood’s camera infrastructure
Whom should we be contacting then? Who has the power of these matters? Our congress and senate reps, or some... — Marcus / Canal Street ranks as one of city’s deadliest
We want Venetian gondolas — Marcus / Canal Street ranks as one of city’s deadliest
Some really beautifully captured moments here. What a wonderful gift to share with the neighborhood. More people need to see... — Chris / Art in Tribeca: The photographs of Sardi Klein