Read about Playing Mantis in the Tribeca Citizen Shopping Guide.
Scroll to the bottom for this one, since there are just so many beautiful, original and fun things for kids in the neighborhood.
Only because they are the most difficult group to shop for am I adding this last post for the 2021 guide. Teens! You gotta love them. Especially if they're yours. / 1 comment
Plus Roxy Cinema opens on April 30; Pace will have online and in person come fall; best window display in Tribeca. / 2 comments
There's nothing more fun than shopping for kids. And the neighborhood has options for them all, from babies to teens.
Plus the best NYC sighting; the best sidewalk chalk drawing; the best guerilla flower display; and the saddest news on the block.
Because there's a credit card in your pocket, and baby it's ready to roar! In this round: Otte, Rag & Bone, Playing Mantis, Alumnae, Patron of the New, Gurhan Atelier, Consort, and Gloria Jewel.
Certain members of my family send a wish-list with one or two items on it, complete with links to where they can be bought. But wouldn't you rather receive something chosen just for you? And wouldn't you rather give a surprising gift? In this round: Ten Thousand Things, Authentic PreOwned, Playing Mantis, Roberta Roller Rabbit, Haus Alkire. / 1 comment
Plus: Commercial building sues condo neighbor over roof access; a profile of Playing Mantis; scaffolding unscrewed to steal bikes; & Other Stories to open downtown; man beaten and mugged inside a Canal Street store; Soho Block Party. / 1 comment
Plus: Photos of the reopened Chase Manhattan Plaza; Playing Mantis event to benefit typhoon victims; Brookfield Place ice rink back in service; Where in Tribeca...? / 4 comments
Plus: Travel + Leisure cover; Delmonico's to expand; reimagining the Verizon building.
Plus: Playing Mantis not closing after all; the Jerry's Café space is being shopped around; Pier 26 structure; blondes vs. brunettes; Taste of Tribeca discount. / 6 comments
Actually, it's just moving, but it's moving so far away that it might as well be closing. / 1 comment
I was able to see it in Montreal, flew there for it.. and seeing a full total solar eclipse really... — Richard / Eclipse watchers from Tribeca to St. Johnsbury
Hope that's the case then. I would have expected to see cameras put up on every inbound street corner bordering... — Thanks / Congestion pricing plan passes the MTA board
A beautifully written piece about an even more beautiful family. — Jennifer / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
In each of our careers, you can usually only count on one hand the truly special people you meet and... — Michael / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
May he rest with the angels. — Native / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
What a lovely piece about a lovely person. Thanks so much. — Bob / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
Dear Peter My sweet cousin, I still can’t believe how this happened to you. You was such a wonderful person,... — Domizia / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51