"After opening a record number of shops in the U.S. last year, we've had a good look at the estate and felt it necessary to close three New York locations whose rents made them unlikely to be profitable," said a company rep. / 7 comments
Plus: The city council voted down Pret a Manger's Chambers Street sidewalk café; The Bedford not opening in FiDi; new Chinese fast-casual restaurant; one new phone store, maybe two; Cassini art show; a pair of television shoots. / 2 comments
Also on Community Board 1's September agendas: Parking in north Battery Park City; update on Buddha Bar; an apparent change at the Paris Café; turning a FiDi street into an open-air mall; new Chinese restaurant; more. / 1 comment
Plus: The new sculpture exhibit in City Hall Park; Bâtard for Summer Restaurant Week; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting; two more fast-food outlets on Fulton; "concrete realities" at Bortolami.
Plus: Another store at the World Trade Center mall has closed; Bar Works has opened; sidewalk cafés are allowed on Chambers; Downtown Wine & Liquors is nearer the end. / 17 comments
Plus: Another sales office on Leonard; Washington Market Park's summer concert series; zoning forbids Pret's proposed sidewalk café; in the Seaport, an eyeglass store is opening and a kids' shop closed (and no sign of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream); Tom Hanks's fear of a Tribeca building. / 3 comments
Also on Community Board 1's June agendas: The Eleven Madison Park folks' fast-casual chain to open in FiDi; Front Street "reconstruction"; W. Broadway wine bar; liquor license changes for American Flatbread and White Street sites; Cortlandt subway station update; 50 Hudson penthouse enlargement; much more. / 5 comments
Also on Community Board 1's May agendas: Plans for White Street restaurant and Santos Party House; Hubert Street parking; Warren Street Dog Run; big new building on Canal; Brooklyn Bridge concession; sidewalk café on Chambers; much more. / 4 comments
Plus: A visit to the Four Seasons; new subway entrance; World Trade Center mall update (and concerns), including the good news that Grom is open; the inaugural show at the China Institute's gallery. / 7 comments
Plus: The first Summer Streets shutdown is today; DIY peephole; pretty new windows at a Reade Street conversion; more info on the new Pret a Manger.
Plus: Independence Plaza North rep on the Greenwich Street sidewalk construction; Pret a Manger on Chambers appears open; 3 World Trade Center continues to get glassed; the plazas flanking the Oculus; where to celebrate National Patrón Papi Day.
Plus: Info session tonight for new Tribeca school; DHL store is about to open; signage is up for Pret a Manger's third Tribeca location; activity at long dormant building.
The Tribeca Citizen is a valued part of the community, and I am very appreciative of the comments made here... — Tracy Nieporent / Tribeca Grill will close on March 1
I hope they do not combine the lots - we don’t need a huge building there. Also hope permitting takes... — Anne baxter / Broadway and Franklin site has been sold
I've reached out several times...no reply. — Tribeca Citizen / Seen & Heard: Olive’s hoping for late March
What’s the latest on the restaurant opening up in old Palm location? — J / Seen & Heard: Olive’s hoping for late March
The Grill has always been my family’s favorite restaurant. It is very upsetting to see it go but I wish... — Bobby Score / Tribeca Grill will close on March 1
The loss of lunch crowds due to remote workers has been a big hit to these restaurants. Tribeca Grill hadn't... — martine / Tribeca Grill will close on March 1
Oh, how sad. I will miss it so much. Fabulous service, never rushed, very gracious. What a loss. — Martine / Tribeca Grill will close on March 1