Plus: The Smyth hotel changed its name for real this time; progress at the Cast Iron House sidewalk; big Weill Cornell medical facility; "Law & Order: SVU" shoot. / 11 comments
Plus: The big event at Pier 26; Kafkaesque conversation about the Smyth; the Parks Department's takeover of the Warren Street Dog Park; checking in on the hotel construction in northwest Tribeca; Cheryl Hazan show. / 5 comments
Plus: Library to close for longer than a year; DanceBody found a permanent home; police meeting tonight; Bortolami show.
The Tribeca Grand became the Roxy. The Cosmopolitan Hotel became the Frederick. And now the Smyth is getting a new identity, too.
Plus: The Smyth hotel was sold; fashion designer Ji Oh's Tribeca favorites; city agency appears to push Water Street arcade privatization; addressing the problem of vacant storefronts.
Plus: Jon and Tracey Stewart sell apartment for $17.5 million; Fulton Center oculus; Pier A visitor's center; Southbridge Towers vote challenge. / 3 comments
Plus: Trinity Real Estate's big plans for Hudson Square; the new owner of the Pearl Paint buildings; Seaport events (and ice rink). / 2 comments
Plus: First look inside the Smyth's renovated public spaces and restaurant; Canstruction starts next week; Rockaway ferry being discontinued.
Plus: Local hospital says it's trained and ready for Ebola; 1 World Trade Center opening November 2, give or take a day; jewelry shop signs on at Brookfield Place. / 3 comments
It's about to open. Plus: SoulCycle Tribeca update; comparing the Smyth to its rendering; new UFC Gym; 15 Renwick progress; inside La Colombe on Vandam; ugly green bike lanes; North End Grill prawns.
Plus: How the city screwed over a local merchant; White Street restoration starts marketing itself; Tribeca Meet & Greet; the Weekender writer; Sole di Capri on Seamless; Greenmarket update. / 1 comment
Plus: A first glimpse of the entrance to Andrew Carmellini's Little Park restaurant at the Smyth; Emma Thompson appearance; Sole di Capri reportedly on Seamless; "Where in Tribeca...?"
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