Speaker: Professor Eric Lane of the Brennan Center for Justice and Hofstra Law School. Held at New York Law School, 47 Worth St., Manhattan. For information or to attend, contact the law school at www.nyls.edu.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on October 9, 2008.

Speaker: Attorney Eric Lane of the Brennan Center for Justice, a professor at Hofstra Law School. Topic: term limits. Held at New York Law School, 47 Worth St., Manhattan.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on October 8, 2008.

Speaker: Attorney Eric Lane of the Brennan Center for Justice, a professor at Hofstra Law School. Topic: term limits. Held at New York Law School, 47 Worth St., Manhattan.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on October 7, 2008.

The overall vacancy rate in Lower Manhattan also improved in third-quarter 2008, the report said, because of two Class B leases, New York Law School's lease of 46,000 square feet at 40 Worth Street and Restricted Stock Partner's lease of 23,500 square feet at 26 Broadway. TRD

Published by The Real Deal on October 7, 2008.

...Two downtown apartments recently went into contract for more than $30 million each, one at 145 Hudson St. in Tribeca, the other at 176 Perry St. in the West Village, a report from...

Published by New York Daily News on October 3, 2008.

The TriBeCa prototype was installed in front of 151 West Broadway between Worth and Thomas Streets, but will be replicated at 15 locations (along West Broadway...

Published by New York Times on October 1, 2008.

...West Broadway between Worth and Thomas Streets, but will be replicated at 15 locations (along West Broadway between Chambers and Leonard Streets, and on Varick Street between Leonard and Franklin Streets). The raised units, which have the...

Published by New York Times on October 1, 2008.

...be replicated at 15 locations (along West Broadway between Chambers and Leonard Streets, and on Varick Street between Leonard and Franklin Streets). The raised units, which have the benches on the ends and bike racks in the...

Published by New York Times on October 1, 2008.

Kings is filming near 40th (in the vicinity of Broadway and 6th) in NYC.

Published by On Location Vacations on September 30, 2008.

56 Leonard will be a pioneer project for the world-renowned architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron. The firm is already respected for its contributions to the 2008 Olympics with the construction of the Beijing National Stadium in China. Now, de Meuron will expand its unique vision to historic Tribeca with 56 Leonard, the area’s first residential skyscraper;

Published by CondoMod on September 26, 2008.

During fall Fashion Week, a huge loft in — appropriately enough — the former headquarters of the American Thread Company at 260 West Broadway was turned into a runway for Catherine Fulmer’s designs.

Published by New York Times on September 26, 2008.

We expect great things from 56 Leonard, a condo destined to change the city skyline in a shockingly modern way.

Published by nycondoblog.com on September 26, 2008.

Downtown are the nearly freestanding, dangling windows at 217-219 West Broadway in TriBeCa, where five long, green tentacles of Lady Liberty's crown from El Teddy's restaurant once so exuberantly stretched.

Published by New York Sun on September 25, 2008.

239 West Broadway; 212-219-2777

Published by Zagat New York City on September 25, 2008.

The MTA plans to introduce similar furniture in lower Manhattan and on the Upper West Side, areas which are highly susceptible to flooding.

Published by New York Post on September 20, 2008.

Officials say the benches will be installed at 200 places in Queens. They are also looking to install other fixtures to reduce subway flooding in lower Manhattan and the Upper West Side.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 20, 2008.

Vestiges of the old movie houses remain. The American Theatre at 910 Manhattan Avenue, later renamed the Chopin, became Greenpoint's first Starbucks. The building still bears the original marquee. The Meserole Theatre, further along Manhattan, transformed into a roller rink and then a Rite Aid (hence the disco ball hanging over the diapers and shampoo). The last theater to fall was the Commodore, at 329 Broadway, which closed its doors in 2002 and was torn down in early 2007.

Published by The New York Observer on September 19, 2008.

...remaining units are priced in the $3-4 million range. Tribeca Summit is located at 415 Greenwich Street...

Published by CondoMod on September 19, 2008.

The hulking bit-part actor claimed he told girlfriend Lisa Altobelli that the 7-pound tabby bit his hand and lunged at him as he dozed on the couch in her Tribeca pad.

Published by New York Daily News on September 19, 2008.

"I think we've broken the curse," said Dustin Cappelletto, co-owner of the forthcoming Travertine restaurant at 19 Kenmare Street, after a divided Community Board 2 narrowly voted 17 to 14 to support the eatery's liquor license during a contentious meeting on Thursday night.

Published by The New York Observer on September 19, 2008.

Fred Wilson helped pioneer the techie industry in New York City. He was around when some wags birthed the nickname "Silicon Alley" for that stretch of squat, rather undesirable office buildings running down and around Broadway, roughly from the Flatiron District through Lower Manhattan.

Published by The New York Observer on September 18, 2008.

Cops raided Rapture NYC at around 8:45 p.m. Monday and arrested the whip-toting mistress, Gina Noto, 21, of Holmdel, NJ, and the club's proprietor, Collin Reeve, 35, of Staten Island.

Published by New York Post on September 18, 2008.

The ladies at the Walker St. club, Rapture, all had "extensive and rigorous" training in the art of bondage, and customers of the Tribeca dungeon were whipped and poked by professionals, its advertising claimed.

Published by New York Daily News on September 18, 2008.

She returned to her Tribeca apartment to find the gentle, orange-and-white cat terrified and soaking wet.

Published by New York Daily News on September 18, 2008.

The cops are investigating potential evidence of prostitution at high-end Tribeca S&M club Rapture NYC.

Published by The New York Observer on September 18, 2008.

Corton (239 W. Broadway, between White and Beach streets, 212-219-2777) Named for a wine region in Burgundy, Corton is scheduled to open in late September by restaurateur Drew Nieporent in the space that once was Montrachet, which is also the name of another Burgundy wine region.

Published by New York Sun on September 17, 2008.

...will speak on green urban solutions. Free. 8:15 a.m. New York Law School, 47 Worth St. (btw. Church and West Broadway), Stiefel Reading Room. Reserve by calling (212) 431-2115 or...

Published by New York Post on September 17, 2008.

Walk Score garnered media attention last July, when it ranked the walkability of the 40 largest cities in the United States and compiled a list of the country's 2,508 most walkable neighborhoods. Tribeca, Soho and Little Italy made the list; New York City as a whole came in second to San Francisco.

Published by The New York Observer on September 17, 2008.

Macao Trading Co. (311 Church St., between Walker and Lispenard streets, 212-431-8750) Portuguese, Chinese, African, and Indian influences will be brought to bear at this restaurant featuring the food of the little island colony near Hong Kong that once belonged to Portugal. The food is being developed by David Waltuck and Keith Harry of Chanterelle for a November opening.

Published by New York Sun on September 17, 2008.

...three-course prix fixe ($76) under the vaulted ceilings of its 65-seat dining room (239 West Broadway; 212-219-2777...

Published by Zagat New York City on September 16, 2008.

The Alexico Group is unveiling plans today for its 57-story luxury condominium tower in TriBeCa, which is poised to alter the skyline of Lower Manhattan with its Rubik’s cube-like design. [New York Sun]

Published by New York Times on September 15, 2008.

The 145 apartments at 56 Leonard St., at the corner of Church Street, will run between 1,430 square feet and 6,380 square feet and cost $3.5 million to $33 million.

Published by New York Sun on September 15, 2008.

Mr. Squadron sought to establish an image of himself as one committed to change in Albany, speaking repeatedly during the campaign about the need for the Legislature to operate with more openness. He emphasized that he took no money from corporations or political action committees in his campaign for the 25th district, which includes Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn.

Published by New York Times on September 15, 2008.

Very good food, attentive service, civilized decor.” Those are among my notes after dining at the new occupant of 157 Duane Street in restaurant-rich TriBeCa.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 14, 2008.

Very good food, attentive service, civilized decor.” Those are among my notes after dining at the new occupant of 157 Duane Street in restaurant-rich TriBeCa.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 14, 2008.

They said 56 Leonard Street, as the tower will be known, reinvents the classic American skyscraper "as a lacy, pixilated Rubik's Cube."

Published by New York Daily News on September 13, 2008.

Architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron's $650 million, 57-story condominium featuring dramatic, cantilevered terraces is slated to begin going up in mid-October in the trendy Tribeca district in lower Manhattan.

Published by New York Daily News on September 13, 2008.

Architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron's $650 million, 57-story condominium featuring dramatic, cantilevered terraces is slated to begin going up in mid-October in the trendy Tribeca district in lower Manhattan.

Published by New York Daily News on September 13, 2008.

Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron's $650 million, 57-story condominium featuring dramatic, cantilevered terraces is slated to begin going up in mid-October in the trendy Tribeca district in lower Manhattan.

Published by WNBC on September 13, 2008.

At previous "Crack the Bank Vault" contests at Amalgamated branch openings in Bedford-Stuyvesant and lower Manhattan, a few hundred people tried, but no one entered the right code.

Published by New York Daily News on September 13, 2008.

$1,495,000 for a one-bedroom, one-bathroom, 1400-square-foot loft co-op (135 Hudson St.)

Published by amNY.com on September 11, 2008.

In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Marissa Gonzalez, a corporate recruiter and writer, could not adjust. She had designed her whole fourth-floor apartment on 40th Street around the postcard-worthy outline of the Lower Manhattan skyline rising above the slope of Green-Wood Cemetery and the flats of northwest Brooklyn beyond.

Published by New York Times on September 11, 2008.

In the contemporary view, the Woolworth Building still dominates the southern end of City Hall Park. The glass tower to the right of Woolworth is 7 World Trade Center, the first new tower built near ground zero. On the other side of Woolworth is Barclay Tower, one of a growing number of residential projects that attest to Lower Manhattan’s changing character.

Published by New York Times on September 11, 2008.

Lipstick Jungle is filming tonight around Desbrosses St and Hudson in NYC.

Published by On Location Vacations on September 11, 2008.

$9,500,000 for a three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom, in a 3,580-square-foot duplex penthouse (260 West Broadway)

Published by amNY.com on September 11, 2008.

This pricy Japanese restaurant is a staple after more than a decade in the neighborhood, and at times still lives up to its hype. Sea urchin tempura ($13), and sushi rolls keep the legend alive, or diners can try chef Nobu Matsuhisa's tasting menu for $120 and up per person. Better yet, drop by Nobu Next Door, the no-reservations offshoot where diners can grab a bite late, or even to go.

Published by amNY.com on September 11, 2008.

Seeking an after-hours dive with cheap eats? TriBeCa Tavern is just the place, an outpost of unpretentiousness in this sleek neighborhood. Patrons can down Pabst Blue Ribbon with their sirloin burger, topped with cheddar cheese, bacon, jalapenos and BBQ sauce. Open until 4 a.m.

Published by amNY.com on September 11, 2008.

Lower Manhattan is bursting at the seams, with a new study projecting the population will have grown 83 percent since 9/11 - prompting complaints that the city has been slow to meet the demand for schools and services.

Published by New York Post on September 11, 2008.

In an interview last year with a television reporter, Nieporent recalled that the actor took him aside one day, and suggested the two of them open a restaurant in an abandoned warehouse down the street. The pair walked over to Greenwich and Franklin.

Published by The New York Observer on September 11, 2008.

A gourmet grocery store that specializes in nuts, this shop has a range of dry goods and fruit. Try the chocolate-covered nuts or slow down with a coffee in the adjoining café.

Published by amNY.com on September 11, 2008.