For the past 12 years, I've lived in an apartment with a view of the (David N. Dinkins Manhattan) Municipal Building, wondering what it'd be like to be up there. Thanks to Open House New York, now I know! / 7 comments
Plus: Lena Dunham's new Tribeca tattoo; H&M looks much closer to ready; photos from the Municipal Building cupola tour; the mysterious shoe-repair shop on Walker; free puppet show in Canal Park; "Crime" shooting here. / 3 comments
Plus: Planting at the Four Seasons plaza; Racines NY introduces happy hour; a furniture store's "huge huge sale"; shut out of the Municipal Building cupola tour; tawdry colored lighting; Skin Laundry façade. / 17 comments
Plus: The clocktower at 346 Broadway will be a private residence; peeks inside two lofts, one of which is Art Deco–inspired; Pier A still shooting to open soon.
Plus: Another Sheldon Silver–related cover-up?; touring 4 World Trade Center; big lines for Comic-Con tickets; parts of a Starbucks ceiling fall.
Plus: No money yet for the Lower Manhattan Performing Arts Center; artist Laurie Spiegel; new condo among first-time Open House New York sites. / 1 comment
Annika K. Martin shares her photos from an Open House New York tour of downtown's most spectacular building, from the basement swimming pool to Frank W. Woolworth's private office to the 47th floor terrace. Or was it the 44th floor? Why there's confusion is just one of the many things you're about to learn. / 11 comments
Plus: Campbell Brown bought on Murray; Westboro Baptist Church is protesting here tonight; drama at SoulCycle; Park51 design; the glory that is Matsugen.
Plus: 9/11 protests planned despite objections; Open House New York; Tribeca's relatively less-obese children.
Plus: Edward Albee; Liquor Store photo shoot; hard-hat tour of 1 World Trade; a vacant lot on Greenwich sells; 60 Beach penthouse.
Plus: News from or about Grown & Sewn, Torly Kid, Moomah, Warren 77, Tribeca Meet & Greet, Blue Coyote, Morimoto, Synagogue for the Arts, and more
I think we have a hidden gem in Tribeca that doesn’t get its due. Tac, on Warren Street, has good... — Elizabeth / The family from Beef Bar has taken the Sarabeth’s corner
Chinatown Building Supply (72 Walker) is a long-trusted local business that makes keys, and they're inexpensive. — mulciber / A new gallery is opening tonight in the Tribeca Hardware space
Whenever l want something unique and beautiful l contact the Plecas sister’s. l’ve been buying gifts for myself and special... — Jacqueline Shabot / Made in Tribeca: PLEĆAŠ
Yeah, handing over billion$ to the mismanaged and free spending MTA makes sense to non-critical thinkers. The so called "congestion"... — Common Sense / Tunnel Traffic: How it started; how it’s going
Chris, I remember you and all the creative sketches that the artist/employees hung on the walls. I miss the hardware... — Dana / A new gallery is opening tonight in the Tribeca Hardware space
...and there's the beer bar... — Tribeca Citizen / Trouble at the Tin Building?
There must be a reader that you are entering the grid as you leave the FDR Drive. — Tribeca Citizen / Clarity — finally — on one angle of congestion pricing for Downtown residents