The building on the corner of Ann Street is scheduled to be finished in 2025. / 1 comment
The city will close Lafayette/Park Avenue to 125th to car traffic August 3, 10 and 17. Plus a new nail salon opens on Church and Reade; calling JR? / 1 comment
Plus a local photog trains her lens on the city's birders; JR focuses on Robert De Niro Sr.'s art; a new permanent exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
A longtime Tribecan produced a new documentary about the famed street artist who installed several murals here in the neighborhood. / 9 comments
The plaza at Greenwich and N. Moore is sunny and quiet with no workers upstairs; Plus demo starts on 1 Park Row; the search for a fictitious pet -- or not.
With the museums closed, the best way to catch some art is to stroll the streets. This week's shows include Steve ESPO Powers on Broadway and Spring and JR on Greene. / 3 comments
In a huge but cosy addition to the downtown music scene, J&R and City Winery are joining forces to create a live music venue in the basement of 15 Park Row. / 9 comments
The cornerstone -- and literally the corner -- of the old J&R business will be demolished this month and will eventually rise to 23 stories. / 4 comments
If the Anish Kapoor sculpture coming to 56 Leonard lives up to its renderings, I think it'll turn into a symbol of Tribeca. And even though it's technically private art, it got me thinking of public art over the years—and in particular, the installations that really dazzled. / 9 comments
Plus: Sidewalk doohickey on Duane; "Faces Places," the wonderful documentary by Agnès Varda and JR; Peter Roehr show at Ortuzar Projects; Battery Park City's Golden Jubilee. / 2 comments
It will be replaced by a new three-story building dedicated to retail. / 14 comments
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