Read about Square Diner in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
"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
Plus: Cuomo has 36 hours to decide about Hudson River Park air rights; an ode to Square Diner; big law firm signs at Brookfield Place; another neighborhood New Yorker magazine cover. / 1 comment
Possibly for renovation, possibly for relocation. Plus: Rafael Viñoly designing downtown building; Pier 26 noise meeting; Square Diner cook; "high-tech" 7-Eleven. / 1 comment
The last batch—for now—of my favorite Instagram photos of greater Tribeca.
Discussed: More details (including the menu) at the wine bar coming to W. Broadway; a new "back bar" at the Tribeca Grand; an explanation for Capri Caffé's name change; Fresh Direct trucks; and sidewalk café clarification. / 9 comments
"I actually just wanted to stroll through the neighborhood," said photographer Peter Koval when I asked why he had been sketching Tribeca. "But seeing how it changed—and the nostalgia of what I remembered—inspired me to record it." / 4 comments
The interior designer has an exhibit coming up. Plus: Inside Tribeca Loft Tour; shiny benches; Langdon Florist; Russell Brand on his visit to Occupy Wall Street, which is also attracting the homeless; Square Diner.
Donna Ferrato has a luscious new book about life in Tribeca since 9/11. "Change is where it's at," she says. "The landscape and the people's faces will keep changing, getting older, and that's what I love the most." / 1 comment
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