Plus Blackstone acquires 8 Spruce; Silverstein acquires 116 John; Hotel Indigo is nearing completion; Yuh-Line Niou will challenge Kavanagh.
Plus amFAR holds its gala in Fidi; losses at 56 Leonard; local Dem club endorses Grace Lee.
Plus a report on the high sums in the rental market; a challenge to Assemblywoman Niou; a little bit country on Chambers. / 1 comment
Plus local resident publishes debut novel; school bus on its way to Avenues brings out the fire fighters; local elected officials take on the robots; bar application for 88 West Bway.
Plus: Shake Shack's Innovation Kitchen opens next week; Soho rezoning; Australian restaurateur plans Broome Street establishment; benefits for first responders extended; recent thefts. / 1 comment
Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, and Justin Timberlake are involved. Plus: The same company is behind New York Vintners' wine school; Park Row still hasn't opened; the lavender FDR Drive; local legislator wants to stop robocalls; J. Crew Liquor Store painting.
Plus: Overhaul planned for some Pace University buildings; Greenwich Street townhouse now being marketed as a rental; half a window.
Plus: FiDi resident Yuh-Line Niou won the state-assembly primary; "the Jerry Seinfeld of France" bought in Tribeca; Viking ship to visit Battery Park City; Chuck Schumer had to skip event honoring him. / 1 comment
Plus: The history of the former firehouse on Franklin; another phone snatched by cyclist; 1 World Trade Center as kitsch symbol; 9/11 tribute made of soda 12-packs; candidate Q&A.
Plus: City employee arrested for dealing drugs at the Municipal Building; Q&A with Silver seat contender Yuh-Line Niou; short fiction about a guy who mugs a Tribecan for kicks. / 1 comment
Plus: Taqueria chain coming to 4 World Trade Center; new rules for construction cranes; intrigue in the world of Da Mikele; Pearl River Mart to get a brief reprieve; cake-frosting tips; Sheldon Silver cronies decide who's running for his seat. / 4 comments
Plus: When Wicked Juice & Kitchen and Schnippers will open; plans to make Governors Island focused on innovation; contender for Silver seat may not be eligible; David Yurman buys another apartment.
Happy to know about any Juneteenth celebrations in the neighborhood. Next time tell me in advance. — Tribeca Citizen / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
I have to agree here. Barely a mention.. And the park looked really bad after the Midsummer festival. Two days... — B.Thompson / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
Juneteenth came and went without a photoessay of all the rich celebrations in Tribeca. Not very inclusive. — Steve C / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
Yes, I am honored and lucky to run these shots. — Tribeca Citizen / A midsummer day at Rockefeller
These elaborate and expensive plans are based on the mistaken belief that BPC and Tribeca are at much greater risk... — Jon / Battery Park City’s new resiliency plans for Tribeca
With the introduction of the Slate menu, Laughing Man unfortunately had what was probably the best BEC sandwich in Tribeca... — Talg / Seen & Heard: Duane Park Patisserie is back open
Claudine is such a fantastic photographer! — K / A midsummer day at Rockefeller