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Tribecans, Architects, and Preservationists, Take Note 1. An Evening Of White-Hot Visual Controversy Saturday, November 15, “The Future of Historic Districts and Urban Design in the Era of Skyscrapers”: An Evening with Steven Semes and John Massengale at the New York Academy of Art on Franklin Street in Tribeca, with a reception to follow. (Reservations details […]
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17 Oct '14
The Parks Department opened the gates in the early fall of 2014 for the redesigned “new” Collect Pond Park on the eastern edge of Tribeca. This review of the new design is by Troy Torrison, a board member of Tribeca Trust and a Tribeca parent. He lives in Tribeca East Historic District. The area south […]
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17 Oct '14
by Robert Ripps (Tribeca resident, father, photographer, and board member of Tribeca Trust) Last weekend was the 12th annual Open House New York weekend, a great citywide event that lets ordinary people get into some extraordinary spaces, and see some amazing things, ranging from normally off limits architectural gems to a state of the art […]
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What if? What would happen if we captured roadway from cars and gave it to residents? We decided to find out in an experiment at Finn Square in Tribeca on Saturday June 14. After much worrying and planning and loads of work by Alessandra Galletti, the chairperson of the event, we found out. It turns […]
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14 May '14
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The top photo shows one vision of urban life, a traditional hutong of Beijing. The bottom image is a rendering of more towers coming to Beijing. The towers represent the Chinese Communist Party’s choice of hyper-density for China. Most of the hutongs were destroyed during the preparation for the Olympic games. The few that are […]
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Build Up or Build Hausmannian? Hausmannian means the typical six-story building one sees in Paris, one of the most dense but liveable cities. Baron Von Hausmann was responsible for much of the six-story buildings lining the avenues in Paris. The photo on the right however, is from a Tribeca version of a Hausmannian building. Hausmannian […]
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From left to right meet Stella Rose Schneeberg, Owen Colby, and Simone Schneeberg. They are our community service volunteers this winter and spring. Stella goes to Eleanor Roosevelt. Owen goes to Beacon, and Simone goes to Laguardia. All three put together the SPYBECA scavenger hunt (with Simone doing the artwork). Owen has also developed the […]
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This Saturday, May 3rd is the national “Jane’s Walk” day, held in honor of Jane Jacobs, the writer of “The Death and Life of Great American Cities.” Jane Jacobs was the woman behind the saving of Soho and the West Village from the highway plans of Robert Moses. Jane Jacobs was also a fan […]
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