Read about Kaffe 1668 in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
Read about Kaffe 1668 in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
Good Morning. There's still coffee. Served hot. To go. Grandaisy, Jack's, Kaffe. And Laughing Man to serve at home. / 14 comments
When quotation marks are obviously not quoting something, they come off as scare quotes—as if the subject is not what it seems to be. And that can be amusing. / 7 comments
Plus: Kaffe 1668 South is getting a renovation; construction truck crashes through hollow sidewalk; could the big stage at the Oculus be for the VMAs?; climbing dome at Peck Slip; the entrance to 111 Murray is open (but the sidewalk isn't). / 1 comment
Plus: Man sues upstairs neighbor over kids' noise; Paowalla restaurant to become Bombay Bread Bar; OddFellows Ice Cream opening on Houston; former porn star enrolled at New York Law School; card-only restaurants; enlarged shop at American Indian museum; historic 1 Broadway. / 12 comments
Plus: Deli renamed; Five & Dime and Kaffe 1668 have split up; what looks like a faking listing on Seamless; Lubov show; Canal Rubber merchandise. / 4 comments
Plus: No charges filed against driver of truck that killed a cyclist; the president of the Battery Park City Authority is leaving; the history of a Lispenard building; FiDi tower to have an observatory; Kaffe 1668 co-owner's new venture; "Charging Bull" vandalized.
Plus: Finally, an official start date for the construction at Bogardus Plaza; Japanese fashion pop-up at 180; Chambers Street clothing store is closing; Morgik Metals has left for New Jersey; Saturday brunch at Houseman.
How many staffers at local businesses do you know by name? It strikes me as a way to measure one's engagement in the community—not just your neighbors or your social set, but the people who work here, especially in service industries. / 3 comments
I keep a journal of amusing interactions—akin to the New York Times’s “Metropolitan Diary,” but less fit for print. / 9 comments
Smartphones and doom scrolling has sucked the life out of our kids. Sometimes you need reminders like this to really... — hmmm / Capturing the lives of Tribeca youth before smartphones took hold
How many times, on a summer afternoon, did I sit on the doorsill at Dudley's Paw with Dudley beside me.... — John Willenbecher / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby construction happening?
Yum yum. Looking forward to going here! — SW / Upon the Palace has opened
Yes!!!! My lady and I have been BEGGING for one of these!!!! — Jack Gaff / Chambers Street Wines is opening a wine bar on… Chambers
so, no RIOTS or claims of a “rigged election”; is that the point? 🤔 — baba galacticus / It’s quiet out there
1991 Lotus Blossom https://nyclandmarks.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/detail/NYClandmarks~2~2~62970~78097:Tribeca-West-Historic-District — james / Upon the Palace has opened
Every time an expensive restaurant opens up in Tribeca this website is deluged with comments from people bemoaning the lack... — Thomas Hagen / Upon the Palace has opened