Category: Editorial
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NYC Zoning 101: Part Three
What Zoning Means for Tribeca In Parts One and Two, we explored why zoning exists and how the rules work. Now we turn specifically to Tribeca, where those rules have direct and long-term implications. Tribeca contains four commercial zoning districts: As explained in Part Two: Three of Tribeca’s four commercial districts include a contextual letter…
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Watching the Courtyard
If we haven’t met yet, let’s do that here. Hello. It’s me, Carl. I don’t usually write things, because I don’t have arms. But I have been thinking a lot lately, and when you think for several years in the same spot, the thoughts start to pile up. I like living in Tribeca. It is…
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Tribeca Chronicles: Jenny Hartman, Therapist
In another installment of our series celebrating Tribeca’s people, places and past, we chat with Jenny Hartman about her experience growing up in Tribeca and why she chose to raise her daughter in the neighborhood, too. CFDC: How did you come to live in Tribeca? JH: I was born here. When my mom and dad…
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NYC Zoning 101: Part Two
How the Rules Work In Part One, we looked at why zoning exists and how it evolved. Now, we’ll look at how New York City’s zoning rules function in practice. At first glance, zoning can look like a code language, with its letters and numbers such as R6A, C6-4 or M1-6. But once you understand…
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Meet Your Neighbor
Oh, you two haven’t met? Let us introduce you. Carl doesn’t live inside or pay sky-high monthly housing costs. He’s never been spotted grabbing coffee or running an errand. But you’ve seen him around. He’s tall, skeletal… Permanently mid-gesture, like he was about to do something important and then got distracted for half a decade.…
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NYC Zoning 101: Part One
Why New York Looks the Way It Does If you’ve ever wondered why one block in Tribeca is lined with six-story loft buildings while another has towers hundreds of feet tall, the answer isn’t architectural taste. It’s zoning. Zoning is the rulebook that defines what can be built locally on any given site. It determines…
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Tribeca Chronicles: Jasper Price, Legal & Policy Analyst
In another installment of our series celebrating Tribeca’s people, places and past, we chat with Jasper Price about his social impact work, childhood, and future as a professional and resident in Tribeca. CFDC: How did you come to live in Tribeca?JP: I was born and raised here. My parents moved here in 2001, right before 9/11.…
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Tribeca Chronicles: Donna Ferrato, Photojournalist
In another installment of our series celebrating Tribeca’s people, places and past, we chat with photographer Donna Ferrato about her work in documenting the neighborhood, building community, and advocating to preserve history. CFDC: When did you move to Tribeca?DF: I closed the deal in 1997 to take a floor in a dilapidated building on Leonard Street.…
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Vornado Watch
Part 6: Vornado’s $9.5M Scandal Exposes an Accountability Gap A $9.5 million embezzlement scandal involving a former Vornado Realty Trust executive isn’t just about one individual’s greed. It’s a reflection on the company’s oversight and raises urgent questions about accountability, especially at a firm that shapes so much of New York City’s public space. Federal…
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Tribeca Chronicles: Diane Lapson, Independence Plaza North Tenants Association
In our fifth installment of a series celebrating Tribeca’s people, places and past, we chat with Diane Lapson, long-time resident, President of the Independence Plaza North Tenants Association, and CFDC board member. CFDC: When did you move to Tribeca?DL: I moved to Tribeca in November 1975, after a brief stint in Greenwich Village. A bike ride past the…