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Valentine No. 68
Child cucumber soup. Cheery tomatoes with gout cheese. Green pies in a pick sauce. No one mangles the English language quite as charmingly as whoever writes the specials board at Sole di Capri. / 3 comments
Valentine No. 67
There are a lot of reasons to love Hudson River Park, but my favorite part is the Tribeca section's wooden boardwalk. Not only is there nothing else like it anywhere in the park, it was an elegant solution to a difficult design challenge. / 3 comments
Valentine No. 66
Gerardo Blumenkrantz's quirky illustrations at Houseman are all the more charming for being totally unnecessary. / 4 comments
Valentine No. 65
By this time every summer, Mother Nature starts reclaiming what's rightly hers. / 4 comments
Valentine No. 64
These handcuffs have been attached to a Leonard Street loading dock since at least 2011—and they've taken on special resonance after news came out that an alleged thief escaped the custody of the 1st Precinct while in cuffs.
Valentine No. 63
Standing amid the many birds that nest outside Whole Foods makes me feel like Cinderella. / 1 comment
Valentine No. 62
The Lani's Farm stall at the Saturday Tribeca Greenmarket has all sorts of pesticide-free produce—and the best eggs—that you can't find anywhere else, including many plants you've probably never heard of, let alone tasted.
Valentine No. 61
In praise of the atria/skylights in the rear of so many Tribeca buildings—usually on the ground floor, and often extending down to the basement, or possibly lower. What really gets me excited is when someone tweaks the idea.... / 1 comment
Valentine No. 60
You have to squint pretty hard to see the bright side of demolition, but here it goes: After a building has been torn down, you often get a heretofore unavailable view of something, usually the back side of a neighboring building. / 1 comment
Valentine No. 59
For my money, no Tribeca lobby beats 140 Franklin, where architect Aldo Andreoli commissioned murals from Sol LeWitt when the building was converted in 2000.
Valentine No. 58
While people who live on Staple Street evidently disagree, I love coming across a fashion shoot—and there seem to be more and more of late. / 3 comments
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9/11. The War on Terror. God bless America. Security theater. — James / Franklin Street station to close for weeks this summer
... and whatever happened to the promise to return the police horse stables back to the neighborhood? — Kacee / Franklin Street station to close for weeks this summer
The uptown station entry stairs is now closed. If you look at it from down the block, you can see... — James / Franklin Street station to close for weeks this summer
That was our favorite literary quote in high school. Came in handy when talking back to English teachers. — Pam Frederick / Where in (not) Tribeca?
In my opinion, the short story "Bartleby the Scrivener" is a more fitting and timeless Melville tale about lower Manhattan.... — james / Where in (not) Tribeca?
Correct observation, but needs expanding. All Humans everywhere were attacked. And if more Humans don't start practicing Humanity and Care,... — robert janz / In the News: Jon Stewart blasts Congress for 9/11 fail
Yes it was fun to see "Oceana" mural again. I had forgotten it despite how much I enjoyed it while... — dianne talan / Seen & Heard: Movies at Governors Island