hpgrp Gallery, which opened in late 2015, specialized in contemporary Japanese art.
Plus: Trinity Church to start big renovation project; the entrance to Primo's cocktail lounge; 30 Warren topped out; art show. / 3 comments
Plus: What's up with the steam system in south Tribeca?; food truck parking in front of a hydrant; northwest Tribeca building has risen above ground; pizza boxes at Parm; greenery atop 137 Franklin; "Gradation" exhibit at hpgrp Gallery. / 2 comments
Plus: Recommendations for Thai food delivery; anyone seen the newspaper guy from the Franklin Street subway station?; hotel project remains stalled; Greg Laswell is playing City Winery; photography show. / 10 comments
Plus: The mysterious animal on W. Broadway; Jay Street tenant left; part of Franklin Place might get granite sidewalks; exhibit of paintings of old photos; "Blue Steel" shoot. / 3 comments
Plus: The city council voted down Pret a Manger's Chambers Street sidewalk café; The Bedford not opening in FiDi; new Chinese fast-casual restaurant; one new phone store, maybe two; Cassini art show; a pair of television shoots. / 2 comments
Plus: Ecco says it should reopen next week; Schnippers is trying out a new concept, Thunder Bun; that huge air conditioner outside McDonald's; restaurant tag sale; "Love & Obsession." / 1 comment
Plus: Prominent retail space on Canal is for rent; quicker, cheaper yoga teacher training; Robert Janz water paintings; Japanese art duo exhibit. / 7 comments
Plus: White Street restaurant isn't coming back to life; a photo of Saturday's jet flyover; fashion designer moving out; the big new rental building on Hudson; exhibit of work by a fashion photographer. / 3 comments
Plus: Film-crew trucks parked on Franklin; when Battery Park City stood in for Cleveland; pretzel croissant fix; "Japanese Samurai Fashion." / 4 comments
Plus: Sculpture exhibit of everyday objects made from paper; the American Icon store is closing; the dangerously dark path in City Hall Park; fun-run fundraiser for Battery Park City schools. / 9 comments
Plus: Washington Market Park will be closed several days this week; 24-hour food carts; the big annual sale at Joseph Carini Carpets; the new subway entrance on Park Place; monster-themed tsunami art show; Crock-Pot disposal. / 4 comments
The photograph begs the question: when is that scaffolding coming down? Seems a very very long time that it has... — George Bacon / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
ITS BACK BETTER THAN EVER! BEST LOCAL PLACE FOR A DRINK AND GOOD FOOD!!! CANT WAIT FOR LUNCH!!! — AA / North Bar is closing for the summer — and will reopen as something new
Since this issue is in play again, I'll opine that the "fluid boundaries between public and private space" is an... — Gary / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
I think you would feel differently if your private moments with your children were being surveilled and photographed. People shouldn't... — Fiona / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
Truly sad. Got our son's first "Tribeca Cool Kids" clothes there 15 years ago (on sale!) and they couldn't have... — Downtown Dad Again / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed
The graffiti in question looks very similar to the same outside of Target (on the never-ending construction barriers) which questioned... — Downtown Dad Again / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Our apartment was inside the "frozen zone" and when we were finally able to return to it in mid-October, I... — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... / A documentary honors the work of the Sanitation Department after 9/11