Plus: Century 21's garish digital signage; activity at a Chambers Street storefront; sidewalk shed covering a crosswalk sign; Issey Miyake's new sign. / 5 comments
Plus: History of a Duane Street building; two new ferry routes debut this month; Oaxacan menu at Añejo; commercial storefront available in Taylor Swift's building; another Issey Miyake store. / 1 comment
Plus: Who's moving into the big storefront at Franklin and Varick; La Colombe and Dos Toros opening in FiDi; New Amsterdam Market's new location; the Flea to play a zombie game on the street; more bad reviews for 1WTC food.
Plus: Renovation of a local Starbucks; final days at Art et Maison (and who's taking the space); more on the Battery Park City dune photo; Best Made Co. catalog; music-making opportunity; special CB1 meeting. / 7 comments
Plus: More participants in Fashion's Night Out; St. Paul's Chapel schedule for Sept. 11; discount on tickets to "Rapunzel."
Annika K. Martin—a lawyer and a recruiting captain for the 2010 NY Locavore Challenge—shows us around her Tribeca, including the fancy restaurant she's curious to try and the food truck she wishes would come back at night.
Plus: The Innocence Project takes 20K square feet in Tribeca; Vice co-founder Shane Smith; mezcal tasting; "Mad Men" visits Washington Market; 40 Gold.
Writer and occasional peony vendor Wickham Boyle shows us around her Tribeca—including where she buys tutus for her goddaughter, the mini Bilbao Guggenheim, her run-in with John Kennedy, and what the neighborhood was like 30 years ago. / 1 comment
Plus: the buyers of 2 N. Moore unmasked; Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper; Issey Miyake sale; Real Housewife Bethenny Frankel, school overcrowding, and a trio of parks for the Seaport.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/business/hobby-lobby-nyc-store.html — James / Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?
No word. I have tried. — Tribeca Citizen / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating
The NYT article today about HOBBY LOBBY quotes Chris P (with a picture of him in Gee Whiz) as saying... — Loren / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating
Instead of having the great bookstore that once stood there, we now have this. I give it 2 1/2 years.... — The Risen Direwolf / Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?
My favorite building in the neighborhood. Thanks for post this. — A Tribeca Parent / Commercial Loft Peeping: The top floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange
The panic over this is hilarious. Meanwhile, Hobby Lobby sits atop a Whole Foods, which is owned by Amazon. Who... — Citizen / Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?
I do hope they reopen - does anyone have any actual news on an estimated date? Squires is closer to... — Nelson / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating