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Instagram Tribeca (Vol. 29)
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Photo Safari!
Rough week at the CSA. ······················ ······················ Who do you think you are, a cop? ······················ Kilroy bought here. ······················ Boy, you sure rode that hard....
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Tribeca is for lovers
After all, we do have the marriage bureau right here on Worth and Centre. I staked it out for an hour this morning and found these folks tying the knot. Would have stayed all day if my fingers hadn’t...
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Signs of spring in Tribeca
F. sent this note (and snap): “Around here we recognize two seasons: the Laughing Man benches out and the Laughing Man benches put away.” And it got me thinking I should see what other signs of spring...
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Little league opening day: by the numbers and smiles
Downtown Little League is now the largest single chapter little league program in the United States, and to illustrate that, here are some numbers and even better, photos by local pro Claudine...
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Signs of spring in Tribeca: Part Deux
Still waiting for Danny. But in the meantime, some sure signs of spring around the neighborhood: girls check out the blooms at the 234 garden; a lookout on the dome at Pier 25; mini Tiger at Pier 25;...
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Close-Up: Reade Street
Do you ever slow down and look at the details, textures, and scars that give Tribeca its character? Take Reade Street, for example…. Previously in this series: • Staple Street • Leonard Street • W....
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9/11 Memorial Glade has opened
The 9/11 Memorial Glade was formally dedicated last week as an honor to those who are suffering or have died from exposure to hazards and toxins in the aftermath of 9/11: first responders and recovery...
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Battery Dance celebrates Indian Independence Day
Freelance photog Jimin Kim was kind enough to share these wonderful images from the Battery Dance Festival at Wagner Park, which took place all last week. These were taken on August 15, when Darshana...
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The kids are back in town: first day of school netted (mostly) smiles
Local photog Claudine Williams and I made the rounds yesterday morning, catching kids coming to school for Day One with a lot of broad smiles for their reunions with classmates. Greenwich Street was a...
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Halloween hijinks in Washington Market Park
Washington Market Park held its two Halloween events this weekend — the Pumpkin Carving Contest and the annual Parade and Party, the latter of which was (almost) a total wash out. But in...
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The man who makes Christmas at Gee Whiz
Just after Thanksgiving, the work begins. Carlos Herrera’s shift ends at 8, and for four hours each night, over a good two weeks, he works to make Gee Whiz look like, well, Gee Whiz at Christmas. By...
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Seen & Heard: Scenes of the season around the neighborhood
EATERIES COMING TO THE OCULUS Westfield World Trade Center has a bunch of new chain restaurants coming to the Oculus in early 2020. Here’s the lineup: Sushi by Pescatore: grab-and-go sushi Godiva...
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COVID-19: Messages to the neighborhood
Some street signs seem to have added meaning now, in the era of the pandemic. Here are a few messages I have spotted, some with double meaning and some just straight up. Send any others you’ve seen to...
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COVID-19: The Month in Pictures
The neighborhood has never looked quite like this before, and it’s most apparent at night. But even daytime has visual clues of our new, interior lives. I wanted to collect them here as a record, and...
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COVID-19: These five weeks in pictures
The neighborhood has never looked quite like this before, so here is another installment of the past weeks in pictures, this time from pro photog and Tribecan Robert Ripps. He found evidence of the new...
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COVID 19: These eight weeks in pictures
As the streets slowly emptied in March, Tribeca resident Albert C. Lee started taking photos on his commute home to share with friends. “That turned into this massive collection of a hollowed out...
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COVID-19: These 10 weeks in pictures
A few restaurants are gearing up to reopen — Gee Whiz, Tribeca’s Kitchen — and many have started welcoming customers after 10 weeks of quiet. Several bars are serving to-go and even a couple of...
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A view of a shuttered neighborhood
Local business owners boarded up their storefronts last night, in some cases as they were serving their last drinks and dinners through an open window. By my count, nine windows were smashed on Monday...
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Looking Forward: Pier 26 still on track with enviro-tech features
Construction at Pier 26, the piece of Hudson River Park stretching out west in front of City Vineyard, halted but then was deemed an essential infrastructure project and geared back up again. My...
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