Read about Locanda Verde in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
Plus: Beekman Tower video; Carmellini in food spat; more 5 Beekman photos; New York State pulling out of 1WTC?; the new Pace dorm; 9/11 documentary; Stuzzicheria.
Plus: Gym deal; Babesta discount; swell cookie; Hudson River Park opportunity; Printing House gym; score one for the Patriot.
Plus: Mani-pedi deal; Christmas tree and electronics recycling; Christmas Eve fish dinner; activities for kids. / 1 comment
Founders John Rexer and Stephen Myers used to smuggle mezcal from Mexico into Guatemala—"One time John even dressed up as a priest," says Myers. Now their U.S. headquarters is on Worth Street. / 2 comments
Longtime kids'-party planner Party Poopers has spun off Party Swank, a division for adults' events. Its founders have the best Rolodexes ever: Broadway singers, belly dancers, mentalists, tarot readers, pole dancers, and more. / 10 comments
Internet entrepreneur and floral designer Connie Connors shows us around her Tribeca—including where she hung out with Andy Warhol, the gag gift she sent her sons at camp, and the part of the neighborhood she'd like to re-engineer.
The first in a series of investigations into the mysterious storefronts of Tribeca.... / 5 comments
Andrew Carmellini's new restaurant. Plus: BLT Bar & Grill review; Battery Park City Authority cracks down on nookie; Torahs returned.
...is visiting lower Manhattan tomorrow. Plus: bedbugs at Seaport store; a white boom in Manhattan, especially below Canal; Locanda Verde; where the public-art pianos were painted.
For $9 million those windows better wash themselves. Plus: Russian spies; planning for WTC bus congestion; Midtown Comics; cooking smells; Con Ed vs. LMDC; Corton's granola; and Kelly Ripa takes the girls for a walk.
An upside to the Chambers Street construction. Plus: Ke$ha concert canceled; BPC Greenmarket; doormen blocking census workers; Kate Hudson and Usher; BPCA 9/11 lawsuits; bike helmets.
Even though it said it was. Plus: Jay-Z and Beyoncé spotted leaving Pepolino; rezoning as a way to avoid crap hotels; rats; reviews of Tamarind and Bar Artisanal; Carmellini to strike again. / 2 comments
Walked by this morning, it’s no longer there — K / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
This is exactly the behavior that brought about Seattle’s downfall. Allowing encampments to completely take over the city by way... — D / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
He's since built a new camp along the fence on the east side of the park, just past the driveway... — C / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
I don't believe allowing people to choose to sleep on the street, especially those with mental illness or substance abuse... — N / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
Here we go…just wait until nyc is covered in skid row type encampments that the nypd has zero power to... — Matt / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
would love to try! is Meadow Lane the only place to find? — Les / Made in Tribeca: Emmy Eats
That ugly orange tarp on the sidewalk has also been there for ages, and it creates a chokepoint when walking... — Tribeca Dad / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?