Plus: Eataly opens today at noon; Houseman's delectable fried green tomatoes; Broadway demolition complete; what might be the world's longest monitor; Spin Ceramics to start serving food.
Plus: Independence Plaza North rep on the Greenwich Street sidewalk construction; Pret a Manger on Chambers appears open; 3 World Trade Center continues to get glassed; the plazas flanking the Oculus; where to celebrate National Patrón Papi Day.
This is a departure from most of the previous Instagram Tribeca roundups in that these are all taken by yours truly. / 4 comments
Plus: Door replacement on Desbrosses; new yoga studio on Broadway?; the plaza outside the World Trade Center Oculus; "The Dark Tower" and "Falling Water" shoots; store for lease on Broadway; possible Walker retail space action. / 1 comment
Plus: The western entrance to the Oculus; classic film screenings at the Roxy Hotel; how locals can participate in the Tunnel to Towers run; Greenwich and Laight in 1987; "The Dark Tower" with Matthew McConaughey shooting here. / 9 comments
Quite a bit, actually: The new entrance to the Oculus from the north; a look at Apple's presumed space; complete, relatively easy access from Fulton Center to Brookfield Place; signage for a bakery in 4 World Trade Center; Liberty Park opening date; and more. / 2 comments
Plus: The Liberty Street pedestrian bridge as a 9/11 relic; writer Jay McInerney is back; $25,000 watch stolen from gym locker; Amada review; revised signage for the Fulton Market Building approved.
Plus: East balcony now open in the World Trade Center Oculus; one side of 11 Beach is revealed; "Red Oaks" TV shoot; Soho-style art vendor.
Plus: Condo plans for the former Pearl Paint buildings; Combina restaurant closed; who was behind the arcade plan push-polling; Cadillac café to be run by Joe Coffee; anti-Semitic graffiti.
Plus: Kung Fu Tea to also be the Eggettes House; the penthouse level at 443 Greenwich; imminent opening for a World Trade Center passageway; is the Cosmopolitan Hotel getting a new sign?; Bar Works is not taking all of 70 White after all. / 17 comments
Photographer Albert C. Lee took another helicopter flight above New York City—this time after dark.
Plus: Gigi Hadid likes Nili Lotan; a salute to Arcade Bakery's ham-and-cheese sandwich; White Street building sold. / 4 comments
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