Bastille Day stormed the ramparts in Tribeca last Thursday — or at least closed West Broadway to traffic between Beach and Walker Sts. Sand was brought in to create courts for a pétanque tournament, and a band accompanied the high-kicking (and low-bending) merriment of cancan dancers.
French flavor on Bastille Day
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