Plus: Gwyneth Paltrow price-chopped her loft (and added photos to the listing); the grand banking hall at 49 Chambers; Community Board 1 is reorganizing its committees; FiDi Indian restaurants; bridges said to be structurally deficient.
Plus: The New Yorker visits Taryn Toomey's fitness class; 3 Hearts Café at Tracy Anderson's studio; questions about resiliency funding; phone snatching and other thefts. / 1 comment
Goop posted photos of Gwyneth Paltrow's on-the-market apartment in the River Lofts building: "The gigantic bed was designed so every last family member can sit together on it, cousins and pets included." / 2 comments
Plus: Gwyneth's likely guest apartment also hits the market; Squadron pushes the state senate to insist on local representation for the Battery Park City Authority; New York City Half Marathon street closures; art exhibit of and about drawings. / 1 comment
Plus: A truce in the Peck Slip School breakfast battle; Pier 40 construction update; Pace dormitory put up for sale; FiDi shantytown. / 3 comments
Plus: Gwyneth and Chris split up; a big new Gap store; CNN producers try to sneak into 1WTC; Howard Hughes Corporation buys south of the Seaport; free 9/11 Museum tickets.
Design Hunting visited the 5,000-square-foot Tribeca loft of Adam and Rebekah Paltrow Neumann. (She's Gwyneth's cousin, since you were wondering.)
"The online deals at Tribeca Spa of Tranquility are great," says Francesca Kennedy, founder of the sandal company Ix. "I highly recommend a Korean scrub—you'll never feel cleaner in your life!"
Plus: City makes deal for Seaport markets (but not New Amsterdam Market); 1WTC observation deck; new Thai in FiDi; Verizon building starts its new life; praising 92YTribeca; Brookfield Place's ambitions; Gwyneth's new book.
"At Whole Foods, a man was blocking the English muffins," says the jewelry designer and DJ. "I politely asked him to move, and he was super funny and started teasing me about it. I realized after the fact that the man was Jay-Z and I'm pretty sure he was talking to Helena Christensen." / 1 comment
Plus: Fresh eggs delivered; East River ferry info; up close with Gwyneth Paltrow; theater sale; Kimberly Ovitz sample sale.
Welcome to Tweebeca, where a lot of us are starting to feel like Gwenyth. Or Gwyneth. Or whatever.
Happy to know about any Juneteenth celebrations in the neighborhood. Next time tell me in advance. — Tribeca Citizen / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
I have to agree here. Barely a mention.. And the park looked really bad after the Midsummer festival. Two days... — B.Thompson / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
Juneteenth came and went without a photoessay of all the rich celebrations in Tribeca. Not very inclusive. — Steve C / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
Yes, I am honored and lucky to run these shots. — Tribeca Citizen / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
These elaborate and expensive plans are based on the mistaken belief that BPC and Tribeca are at much greater risk... — Jon / Battery Park City’s new resiliency plans for Tribeca
With the introduction of the Slate menu, Laughing Man unfortunately had what was probably the best BEC sandwich in Tribeca... — Talg / Seen & Heard: Duane Park Patisserie is back open
Claudine is such a fantastic photographer! — K / A midsummer day at Rockefeller