Wagner Park will be under construction for two years, after which its three pieces of public art will be returned to the site.
The Battery Park City Authority's resiliency plans will raise (and raze) the park and add flood walls from the museum down to The Battery. / 21 comments
Plus Tiny's has a new oyster bar downstairs; Indonesian crochet people at Sapar Contemporary; customized kicks from LA at The Seaport.
Plus a matching donation challenge for the Seaport Coalition; a documentary promo at Wagner; a local fitness instructor starts her own gig.
At least the lights are on at Modell's; Healthynest coming soon; comedy at Wagner Park; a couple last shots from 9/11, including La Marseillaise at Hook & Ladder 8. / 8 comments
The BPCA resiliency work is moving along; there's blues at Wagner on Thursday; CB2 rejects Soho/Noho plan; One White opens next Thursday. / 3 comments
Plus more blues at Wagner this Thursday; the sound bath is rescheduled for this weekend; the Lilac opens for visitors on Saturday.
Plus another boutique hotel tops out, this time in Fidi; a belated note on the reviews of the Jay-Z biography; Michelle Obama at Frenchette.
The annual festival at Wagner Park celebrated international dance in a week's worth of outdoor performances with the usual dramatic backdrop. / 1 comment
Plus input requested for a new Wagner Park; Four practitioners from Support by Design have found a new space; Union Bar and Kitchen closes after five years. / 1 comment
Plus the founder of Peloton in a podcast live at Tribeca PAC tonight; a meeting on the future of Wagner Park; a guest chef at Racine's from Montreal; Taste of Tribeca tix are on sale now. / 5 comments
If the Anish Kapoor sculpture coming to 56 Leonard lives up to its renderings, I think it'll turn into a symbol of Tribeca. And even though it's technically private art, it got me thinking of public art over the years—and in particular, the installations that really dazzled. / 9 comments
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