Read about Josephine in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
What's new in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide—including comments you may or may not agree with. / 3 comments
Opening next week. Plus: Josephine's dinner menu; toga party; Crewcuts; Nixtamalito Taqueria report.
Reopening for lunch. Plus: New York by Gehry update; Fulton Stall Market opening date; sexy new magic show; Josephine's outdoor seating; cocktails and jazz for Japan; free wi-fi.
Applications for liquor licenses and—bring on the warm weather!—sidewalk seating. / 3 comments
Looking for clues in the CB1 committee agendas for March: Is that a bar or restaurant coming to Duane? Where is Johnny Rockets going to be? / 1 comment
A heck of a lot opened last year—but, alas, quite a bit closed, too. And one restaurant managed to do both. / 2 comments
Have you been to Josephine, the bakery/café/wine bar that opened last weekend in Independence Plaza North? What did you order? How was it? How was the overall experience? / 15 comments
"We named Josephine after Napoleon's wife," says Angelina Herman. "She's a symbol of French tradition but she was modern for her time, too. She was a businesswoman." / 4 comments
Soft opening today. Plus: New name and opening for the 200 Chambers medical facility; TRX deal; Frankly Wines deal and tasting.
In the next month and a half, the streets of Tribeca should look a bit different—new businesses (and new outposts of existing ones) are set to pop up all over. Let's see what's on its way.... / 5 comments
Tribeca's bakery explosion continues: We're getting a Birdbath bakery. UPDATE: This outpost of Birdbath will have more packaged-to-go food and City Bakery's famous hot chocolate. / 7 comments
The CB1 Tribeca committee discussed the proposed temporary Hudson Street plaza; noise complaints about Warren 77; permits for Blaue Gans and Estancia 460; two block parties; and more. / 2 comments
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