Read about Tiny’s & the Bar Upstairs in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
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
Plus: Tourist influx and accompanying headaches; car accident at Hudson and Canal; 24-hour bagels; Brooklyn/Battery Tunnel closed Sunday; adman Steve Stoudt; N. Moore closed Saturday. / 3 comments
Plus: Aamanns/Copenhagen update; Pier 40 meeting; "The Good Wife"; Dirty Bird's chickens; New Amsterdam Market festival; Smith & Mills and Tiny's; World of Suits awning; Pen Parentis; 15,000-square-foot retail space; Tribeca Barber Shop; fake products at Apexart. / 2 comments
It was neighbors vs. developer at last night's discussion of 443 Greenwich, the grand old building in northwest Tribeca—it's "leaning" residential vs. hotel, but options are being kept open. Also: Barry's Bootcamp will have a juice bar. / 2 comments
"We call it the 10 p.m. club," says jewelry designer Walt Chefitz. "Around 10 p.m. anyone available meets up for a quick nightcap and debrief on the day. It’s a wonderful way to wind down and catch up." / 1 comment
"I was exchanging tweets with a guy for months when I saw his name on one of the New York Times in the lobby," says news correspondent Marie-Joelle Parent. "We lived in the same building without knowing." / 1 comment
Plus: Lotus Blue serving lunch; Torly Kid book swap; the sounds of Nancy Whiskey Pub; CB1's FiDi Committee's revised agenda. / 3 comments
What was discussed: More on Maritime (taking over Ivy's Bistro); the rampaging hordes at the sushi restaurant in Independence Plaza; Tribeca Grand's sidewalk seating; Smith & Mills rebuff; Tiny's; Zutto; parking at a new building; and churros. / 2 comments
"If I couldn't live here, I'd live in Tri-ghetto," says George Carroll, author of a play about Tupac Shakur. "The section of Tribeca east of Church. Yes, I said it." / 15 comments
Finally opening. (UPDATE: Or not.) Plus: The bathrooms at Tribeca Tavern; BPC hangout; modeling agent Stephen Lee. / 2 comments
It's been a while since I gathered together a bunch of things (mostly foods) I'm feeling. Let the good vibes roll.... / 3 comments
Plus: Michelin stars abound; Cuomo gets behind Greek Orthodox church; Sean Avery cut; artist Katia Santibañez.
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