The usual Tribeca events are scaled down again this year, but there's still fun to be had door-to-door at the neighborhood's storefronts and at Washington Market Park. / 9 comments
A homeless woman is murdered in the abandoned New Market Building at the Seaport; the suspects, whom she knew, have been arrested. / 3 comments
And last night's Community Board meeting on the topic went into overtime, to be continued next month.
The project has a lot of moving parts, including brownfield cleanup, affordable housing, support for the Seaport Museum, and -- here's the kicker -- towers that exceed zoning by 350 feet. / 4 comments
This is not exactly a new discovery for TC readers, but if you haven't wandered over since early March, there's lots to see and a bit to do, especially while the weather's good.
A box of treats from the pastry chef at Crown Shy; Tiffany's where it all started; Seaport openings this fall.
Honey bees swarm a delivery bike, plus an apartment that has a music history; Safavieh opening in Soho; a roundup of Seaport events for summer; 25 Park Row is nearing completion. / 1 comment
Nolita's prized independent bookstore is opening an even larger outpost at the Seaport on August 1. And this one will have beer and wine at an interior cafe. / 3 comments
Including the canopy on the roof and a restroom with river views. Plus: Digging into the history of the building at Greenwich and Canal; new rendering for tall tower at 125 Greenwich. / 2 comments
Plus: Keith McNally on Augustine and the New York restaurant scene in general; the home/showroom of a "professional bon vivant"; signage for Sandy's high-water mark; teen robbed and beaten; Le Coucou review; school overcrowding in the forecast.
Plus: The official Taylor Swift shrine; floor-plan changes at the Woolworth Building condos; funky FiDi clock getting fixed; health inspectors infested the Taste of the Seaport; naked Hillary Clinton statue; man jumped in front of a subway train; John Street church.
Plus: Video visit to architect Daniel Libeskind's Tribeca apartment; update on the West Thames pedestrian bridge; this could be the last Battery Park City Block Party; 1920 bombing on Wall Street; Taste of the Seaport; Farm Fresh Festival for Kids.
The headline on each of these were perfect. "The Newbie" — yes!! I would add that whenever I see "street... — Noah / Update on the Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
Park Place Partners Development (the owner of 45 Park Place and the adjacent 51 Park Place lot) filed Chapter 11... — Peter G / Update on the Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
BIDs are the harem eunuchs of the real estate world -- all responsibility and no authority. — James Bogardus / New group to explore the potential of a Tribeca Business Improvement District
Don't we already have the Tribeca Alliance doing this work? How would this BID differ. We certainly don't need two... — BT / New group to explore the potential of a Tribeca Business Improvement District
I've been to Friedman's several times and agree with your evaluation of the food. It's very good, and I think... — Toni / New Kid on the Block: Friedmans
Read the story. — Tribeca Citizen / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
How is this a happy ending? I am confused by this headline as a car was stolen. — Rob / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…