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
This week in and around Tribeca: CB1 Tribeca Committee meeting; Landmarc's Marc Murphy; the Slate Political Gabfest; Hoda Kotb; “Fire in My Heart: The New Story of Hannah Senesh” at the Museum of Jewish Heritage; New York Architecture & Design Film Festival; Pen Parentis salon with Jennifer Belle; free kids' tennis clinics; talk on mother-daughter dynamics; Wall Street tour; Punch! Puppet Slam; “Monk at 93” concert; much more. / 1 comment
This week in and around Tribeca: Barbara Corcoran; Howard Dean; David Baldacci, Sandra Brown, and Harlan Coben; Antonya Nelson; Drunken Dragon Night; Asian-American singer-songwriters; new Soho Photo show; "The Black Cat" (1934); Rebecca Moses; PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-erian; WFC restaurant showcase; Gotham Screen Film Festival; more.
This weekend in greater Tribeca: New York Surf Film Festival; Tribeca Retail Club; The New York City Short Film Festival; free kids capoeira; RH Gallery opens; John Hiatt concert; New Amsterdam and Fulton Stall markets; "Jews and Baseball" doc; more.
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.
This weekend in and around Tribeca: "Xanadu" sing-along; New Amsterdam Market and Fulton Stall Market; Josef von Sternberg double feature; Upperclass Men concert; Brian Newman Jazz Trio; AceFest film festival; Charlie Mars and Jenny Owen Youngs concert; Melody Sweets; Chinatown tour; “A Surprise in Texas,” about the Van Cliburn piano contest....
This weekend in and around Tribeca: Harry Nilsson documentary and tribute; 80s flicks "Popeye" and "Joystick"; SEAPaddle NYC; flowers for kids; concerts by Tracy Bonham, The Wedding Present, and others; Mayor's Cup kayak race; free family tennis clinics; Fulton Stall Market; a look at Chinese weddings; much more.
This weekend in and around Tribeca: Yacht in concert; NY Goofs clown show; Fulton Stall Market; Pat McGee Band; GeekDown; Meta and the Cornerstones; fado singer Ramana Vieira; Tejas Singh; Iron Mule Short Comedy Film Festival; kids'-book character Spot; Nicole Atkins and Simone Felice; "Dances of Vice." Plus: Egon Schiele; Exhibits at Soho Photo and WFC; and other ongoing events. Also: The full calendar through September 6.
This weekend in and around Tribeca: New Amsterdam Market (on Saturday this time); Fulton Stall Market (on Sunday); Dragon Boat Festival family day; failed TV pilots; "Reclaim the Coast" benefit concert; concerts by Best Coast, Abrams Brothers, M Shanghai String Band, Joy Kills Sorrow, Free Energy, and Loose Limbs; children's book artist Wendy Popp; authors Hal Ackerman and Adam Elenbass; and much more. Plus: the full calendar through August 15.
Glad to read the clarifying comment by Judy Epstein Gage, and glad to hear David Gage will be staying in... — Marcus / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
I grew up in a neighborhood with basement bagel, bakeries, long, narrow, bagel, ovens, bagelmeister’s, who really knew their craft.... — A. / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
In our house the cart bagels are what we call "cake bagels", barely 1 step up from Lender's frozen bagels.... — Nicole Vianna / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Unfortunately this is true about virtually every public works project in the city. Take a walk around all of the... — Reademan / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City
This bagel Baedeker doesn't even include the ubiquitous food carts that vend breakfast essentials, including - say it - bagels.... — Gary / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Don’t ask me how I have this connection, but I’ve spoken to the construction manager 1:1 before (he didn't know... — Upset BPC Resident / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City
Thank you for the article about the move of our primary retail and repair business, Finlay and Gage, from Tribeca... — Judy Epstein Gage / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood