The Tribeca Trib's longtime history columnist was also a founding member of Friends Duane Park. / 3 comments
Plus: Zac Posen's Sunday mornings; why Tribeca and Soho rule real-estate rankings; an op-ed against the Hudson River Park tax; overcrowding at P.S. 276; the "Empress of Patterns." / 6 comments
Plus: Little league frustration; another Maserati showroom; meal-delivery service; who voted no on Sandy relief; when Tribeca had a working waterfront. / 2 comments
Plus: New Amsterdam Market reopens; Zone A building update; Aaron Burr's "old tank"; new fast food in FiDi; fashion designer Louise Goldin.
"What's the story behind that cute row of houses on Harrison Street, west of Greenwich? I always wonder as I walk to work." —A. / 2 comments
"I was wondering if you had any recommendations for picture books on Tribeca. I'm looking for a coffee table style book for a gift for a former local." —M. / 4 comments
Plus: Ward III takes on a Midtown classic; Clay Oven in FiDi; "Bodies" temporarily closed; Tenoverten; Soho Photo's new show about heroic Muslims; the Flea's Jomama Jones show reviewed; Capri Caffé; New York Academy of Sciences; Richard Varick, the man behind the avenue.
Some of my favorite posts over the past 12 months, chosen simply because as I made my way through post after post after post, they were the ones that made me smile.
Plus: Dentist and novelist Dr. Lewis Gross; Hudson Square; BPC penthouse; BPC sex-tape drama; Tribeca historian Oliver E. Allen.
Plus: Book of historical photos of Tribeca; Basketball City; shopping for end tables; BPCA's Gayle Horwitz; Gary Shteyngart; artist Robert Swain; "affordable housing"; 200 Chambers; Tribeca Treats.
It's a banner better than a permanent sign. — X / Canal Street Market has closed permanently
"1 Lispenard Street, Nancy Whiskey Inc. for full liquor license" --> This has to be auspicious, right?! — CW / Community Board 1 agendas for February
The sidewalk needs repair badly. Otherwise, this is one of the most "tame" leftover triangles along Sixth Avenue. The plan... — Don / Neighbors are organizing to revamp Barnett Newman Triangle
Given that it has been empty for years, I am sure everyone is happy to look the other way .... — Reademan / Canal Street Market has closed permanently
That sign does not belong on a Landmarked Soho storefront — James / Canal Street Market has closed permanently
There is an urgent need for Con Ed to repair the sidewalks around all three streets abutting their ugly substation-... — Andrew Freireich / Neighbors are organizing to revamp Barnett Newman Triangle
The plan illustrated in this article seems to do away with ANY sidewalks on this plot- one would have to... — Andrew Freireich / Neighbors are organizing to revamp Barnett Newman Triangle