Plus Bubby's owner has a Tribeca gallery show; QQ Nails is open on Broadway and Leonard; Museum of Jewish Heritage has a new chairman.
Plus River To River starts this month; family weekends at the Seaport Museum; Bubby's will have a gallery space at the bar.
Plus Person Place Thing at Surrogates Courthouse; Bubby's Ron Silver has an art show; Rose Box has closed its retail store.
Plus Ron Silver will host a chef talk on strawberry rhubarb pie; a bee hive on the loose. / 1 comment
Ron Silver's 100-year-old sourdough pancake starter, acquired as an art installation 10 years ago, is being repurposed for breads, bagels and other treats. / 5 comments
Ron Silver, the founder and owner of Bubby's, on what is at stake for our neighborhood and beyond if the city's restaurants and their thousands of employees are not offered some significant support. / 24 comments
Plus: New line of cannabis products from Bubby's owner Ron Silver; new buildings with fancy lobby lighting; Terra owners settle with former employees who started a similar restaurant in Chicago; Pier 25 and 26 air rights. / 1 comment
Plus: Colgate clock away being repaired; Century 21 basement fire; Statue of Liberty reopens; Rockaway ferry extended; Historic Front Street residents justifiably unhappy; pie thickeners.
Plus: Jennifer Connelly listed her Tribeca apartment; likely murderer calls 911 from Tribeca; a new novel titled Triburbia; building foreclosure; 150 Nassau; Jungsik's wine list.
Residents say the area outside Bubby's "smells like a slaughterhouse," while Bubby's says it's working on the problem. A reader, meanwhile, has a proposal for dealing with sidewalk stench.... / 22 comments
The final batch of highlights. Thanks again to everyone who helped out! (P.S. When I say "final," I'm not including the lists of what has opened and closed. Stay tuned....)
Congratulations for staying in business in Tribeca. I had a storefront in Tribeca with my family for over 50 years... — Amy Bergenfeld / Spotlight: Greenwich St. Jewelers at 50
Apparently Chip City shuttered all 20+ of its retail locations this week. — James Bogardus / Cookies coming to 325 Greenwich
Sorry, but to whom should businesses cater, if not the neighborhood families who live and raise children there? — K / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is... — Matt / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
You are absolutely right. Tribeca has become a soulless land of chain cafés, spas and orthodontists. All about Tribeca moms... — R. / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Looking at other people = fun. Being looked at = not so fun. This is (still) a gross invasion of... — Downtown Dad Again / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor