Plus a lunch box food festival at 28 Liberty; Faces at Hal Bromm Gallery; watch out for yellow tap water today. / 1 comment
And the coffee is free all week! Plus Hal Bromm features 12 artists who reflect on the pandemic; New York Law School puts together a Tribeca pandemic recovery task force. / 8 comments
Plus: The New York Dolls reopening party; what to expect at the "Experience Mars" event; why the Broadway bus bulb remains unfinished; show of 1970s art at Hal Bromm Gallery; looking down on Barclay Tower. / 2 comments
Plus: The Water Street arcade handover; Q&A with gallerist Hal Bromm; El Luchador's new Lower East Side location; Westville FiDi not a done deal.
Plus: Profiles of Tribeca gallerist Hal Bromm and artist David Lyle; Physique 57 opening in FiDi; judge recuses self from clocktower lawsuit; poker pro and wealth manager get engaged; man pretends to be Tracy Morgan's son at Haus.
Plus: Manhunt at the gym; Jerry's Café closed for renovation; Tribeca Trust looking for Tribeca lovers; Starbucks in WFC closes, reopens; Woolworth Building booklet; Con Ed question. / 3 comments
And more on the restaurant in question. Plus: Citibank is open; New York Kids Club timeline; Vestry Wines; gallerist Hal Bromm. UPDATE: Reps for the space's owner says the Lohan connection isn't true (but they do confirm it's a Mexican restaurant that's interested). / 7 comments
Including the $40 million penthouse. Plus: Is 11 N. Moore a bad neighbor?; Fika looks close to opening; work at 502 Canal; De Niro in Tribeca; Aamanns bread; Tribeca Trust talk; Terra Wine Bar; roti contest. / 3 comments
Every now and then someone copies me on an impassioned email that I think might foster debate, so I'm starting an occasional series called Open Letter. Up first: Hal Bromm's plea to the Landmarks Preservation Commission regarding the proposed design for a new building at 11-15 Leonard. / 14 comments
Let's talk about me! Here are answers to 10 reader-submitted questions.... / 9 comments
This week in and around Tribeca: Julie Andrews; "Canstruction" opens; Adam Richman of "Man v. Food"; Harvey Keitel, Daphna Kastner, Mike D., and Tamra Davis; "Sweet Smell of Success"; author Larry Doyle; Naomi Wolf talks to young feminist leaders; New York City Horror Festival; Shawn Colvin; "The Twilight Zone Forever"; much more.
This month in and around Tribeca: Julie Andrews; Jamie Oliver; "Anchorman" reconsidered; iPhone photo exhibit; Bond New York meet-your-neighbors event; Canal Park Playhouse opens; "Sweet Smell of Success"; Preservation Hall Jazz Band; Bob Mould and Marshall Crenshaw; Bogardus Garden bulb-planting day; Harvey Keitel and Mike D; writer Larry Doyle; a play by SpongeBob writer Steven Banks; Canstruction; Shawn Colvin; Kristin Hersh; Crawdaddy! photographer exhibit; "Lula Belle in Search of Santa"; NYC Horror Festival; "The Apartment"; David Strathairn; "Harold and the Purple Crayon"; Mose Allison; "Dog Day Afternoon"; Mike Holmes; "Hannah and Her Sisters"; much more. / 4 comments
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