Demolition is underway in earnest, and local businesses are already suffering from decreased pedestrian traffic. / 2 comments
Plus River & Blues concert for July 20; artists discuss climate change at Brookfield; the PAC in the clouds. / 1 comment
The city does not seem to be considering adaptive reuse, despite its pause on demolition of the jails on White Street. / 1 comment
City Hall has agreed to meet with elected officials first to explain why adaptive reuse is not an option for the two White Street jails. / 7 comments
Permits have been filed to allow for the interior demolition work to start, despite the city's promises to consider adaptive reuse. / 26 comments
Plus another gallery comes to Broadway and Franklin; Pick A Bagel is closed for renovations. / 2 comments
Mendes Wood DM coming to Walker. Plus The Dead Rabbit expands to New Orleans; Trivia Night at Bubby's; a protest at the jail TODAY.
A group of downtown architects has hashed out a strategy for rebuilding Rikers on the island, and using progressive techniques and waterborne transportation to make it work. / 12 comments
The national and citywide press cover the local protests against the borough-based jails. / 14 comments
And a Times story recounts neighborhood protests over the construction of a jail on White Street -- 40 years ago. / 1 comment
The streets were once again packed for the annual street party, with an added layer of protest this time. / 3 comments
Another protest is planned for Sunday at 1. Plus Miriam has reopened; the Journal Gallery shows the paintings of Brooklyn houses; Portuguese tartlets at Veranda.
I think we need a weekly round-up article of the most insane Tribeca Citizen comments. — J / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint
Yes yes yes to expanded Duane Park — Will / Seen & Heard: Paros Tribeca will open Oct. 4
I understand your point. A lot of the problems you mentioned like homelessness, public disorder (illegal vendors, etc) can seem... — FiDiGuy / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint
Mark was my friend and neighbor who always had our backs. He and his wife Jackie watch our apartment and... — Cheryl J. Fish / Tribecan Mark Margolis, a prolific actor in movies and TV, dies at 83
People shouldn't care about parks because a guy pooped in the street? — person / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint
I thought this park project was a product of the Onion. I watched a man poo on the street today... — Chambers Resi / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint
There is a friends group you can contact: https://www.finnsquare.org/ — Tribeca Citizen / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint