Read about Shake Shack in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
"My wife says I’m obsessed with local food sellers, and it’s true," says Jacob Weisberg, chairman of the Slate Group. "If I had to single out one, it would be the fresh fish from Blue Moon at the Saturday Greenmarket." / 5 comments
Plus: Mas (la Grillade) has closed for a rethink; virtual walking tour of Tribeca architecture; Brookfield may sell a stake in Brookfield Place; Holiday Inn opening soon.
"Tribeca has this reputation among my age group as being too old and nice," says the co-founder of Playdope, an app that connects strangers over games. "It's true, but right now these Tribeca SoulCycle moms keep me here." / 1 comment
"The online deals at Tribeca Spa of Tranquility are great," says Francesca Kennedy, founder of the sandal company Ix. "I highly recommend a Korean scrub—you'll never feel cleaner in your life!"
All good New Yorkers know they’re not supposed to talk to celebrities, but that doesn’t mean they can’t tweet about spotting them out and about. Or hoping to, anyway.
Plus: Another Tribeca Canvas review; Umami Burger coming to Battery Park City; Soho Rep rave; BPC politician running for city council; new Kutsher's chef; fried chicken. / 1 comment
"I resisted SoulCycle for ages," says writer Claire Hollander, whose young adult novel, "Something Right Behind Her," has just been published. "Now I am a groupie. My older daughter thinks it is the most embarrassing thing about me."
Gulp. Plus: A contest to solve the Pier 40 problem; the Flea's "Job" reviewed; art installation reopens; Dance New Amsterdam still in trouble; W. Thames bridge. / 9 comments
"I once discussed ice cream flavors in Whole Foods with a very famous actor and Tribeca resident," says Karen Sachs, who has a personal-shopping and home-staging company (Renew Staging) and a relaunched handbag line (Tru Tru Design). "We were literally standing together with the freezer door open." / 2 comments
Don't just sit there lighting an imaginary candle and praying that the power grid won't fail. Get cool! / 4 comments
What's coming to the neighborhood below Franklin and west of W. Broadway. Plus: Battery Park City, where something new seems to open every week. / 1 comment
I love the implication here that 'professionals' and people with families don't consume cannabis. What world, and what year, do... — malcolm / Neighbors on Duane Park are organizing against cannabis shop
It depends how much cannabis the neighborhood wants to consume. — Thomas Hagen / Neighbors on Duane Park are organizing against cannabis shop
I think business people know that a LOT of people consume marijuana and gummies -- across all socio-economic levels. The... — Tribeca Citizen / Neighbors on Duane Park are organizing against cannabis shop
How many of these do we need? — S / Neighbors on Duane Park are organizing against cannabis shop
No words to describe one of the best people I have the pleasure to be in contact with... Peter you... — Lou Montoya / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
I met Peter at Vassar College and knew him to be always, fun and kind and spreading positive energy to... — Basak Ertuna / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
I too have nothing against legal dispensaries. But this particular block just worries me. Cash business, quiet block, lots of... — Concerned / Neighbors on Duane Park are organizing against cannabis shop