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Plus: Zuccotti Park as a tourist attraction; the sukkah; Collect Pond House; 9/11 victims fund. / 1 comment
Have you bought your tickets for the Friends of Duane Park's annual loft tour? Why not? Here's the third of the three previews—it's a lovely three-bedroom in one of the fancy buildings on Washington. / 1 comment
Plus: More on the sukkah deal; ticker-tape parade for 9/11 first responders; FiDi bank robbery; new Fulton resto; Soho falafel; forlorn 372 Broadway; Michelin guide; SHO Shaun Hergatt price hike; falling debris; 9/11 memorial gun ban; puppy book. / 11 comments
Let's take a look at another of the apartments I got to see on the press preview for the Inside Tribeca Loft Tour—a benefit for Friends of Duane Park and the nosy neighbor's highlight of the year.
At this morning's press preview for the 12th-annual Inside Tribeca Loft Tour—a benefit for Friends of Duane Park, and the premiere event for local lookyloos—I got to check out three apartments. Here's the first....
Notable happenings around here in the next month or so. / 1 comment
There’s a ton of great stuff happening this week, including a "genius grant" juggler, the incomparable Patti Smith, "Summer Lovers," a re-imagining of Lewis Carroll's Wonderland, a swing-dance party, Bastille Day fête, Sherlock Holmes, a human fountain, comedy flash mob, and more.
Support locally owned businesses. Plus: Fatty Snack report; Duane Park dance party; new Ranger rumored to be househunting here; State Senator Daniel Squadron to pay a visit; New York Dolls; Tribeca Greenmarket report; Asphalt Green BPC.
What was discussed: Converting the NYPD horse stables to a WTC command center (fie!); banning most left turns off Canal Street; the Bogardus Triangle clocktower; liquor license for Jung Sik; street closures for Duane Park events; counterfeit-goods legislation. / 8 comments
The final batch of highlights. Thanks again to everyone who helped out! (P.S. When I say "final," I'm not including the lists of what has opened and closed. Stay tuned....)
Plus: Loft Tour tickets; new vendor at Greenmarket; yoga deal; One Medical Group.
May he rest with the angels. — Native / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
What a lovely piece about a lovely person. Thanks so much. — Bob / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
The one that was supposed to be a conversion? I wouldn't call it a relic yet... but I do think... — Tribeca Citizen / The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
Blame the NY City legal system for 45 Park Place. The property has been mired in bankruptcy proceeds for almost... — Reademan / The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
45 Park Place is my standout example in this sad collection. It can't be cheap to rent a crane for... — Gary / The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
B&H — T / Where to watch the eclipse Downtown
Have you tried the library(ies)? I got mine at NYPL branch in my neighborhood. — Reg / Where to watch the eclipse Downtown