Newsletter: July 22

YET ANOTHER BIG PONTE DEVELOPMENT?
The word is that Ponte’s restaurant closed because the building is being developed. The question is, how many other buildings will be included? (Because it could include much more than is in the photo above.)

NOW THROUGH AUGUST 18: THE SUMMER OF SLEEP AT DUXIANA®
Independent studies have shown that overall, those who slept on the DUX® Bed received about 10% more deep sleep each night. That’s approximately one hour more every night. Buy a DUX Bed through August 18 and we’ll include additional accessories, including headboards, custom bed skirts, fine linen and luxury down, valued at up to 10% of your bed purchase. Visit the Duxiana store at 161 Hudson or call 212-777-0771 for details; cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts. Sponsored.

YOUR NEW NEIGHBOR [IS NOT] LEONARDO DICAPRIO
Leonardo DiCaprio is said to have bought the penthouse at 250 West. Citigroup workers, start polishing your binoculars—because that terrace is made for partying. UPDATE: Alas, it was subsequently denied by DiCaprio’s presumed rep.

WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Michael Eck for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (Click the link to learn the answer.) We’ll play again Friday morning.

IN THE NEWS
••• 7/18: Leonardo DiCaprio looks again. Plus: A profile of Grace Hightower De Niro; model’s pit bull attacks Balloon Saloon owner’s toy poodle; the Flea and the Olsen twins; NYPD ticketing BPC cyclists; World Trade Center transportation hub.
••• 7/19: FiDi’s next 70-story building. Plus: Mayoral candidate likes SoulCycle; Silverstein’s bid to sue 9/11 airlines rejected; drug-resistant bacteria in the Hudson River; 108 Reade analysis.

NOSY NEIGHBOR
“Is 60 Hudson just a bunch of different office spaces? I was hoping that perhaps there was a conversion happening. And now there’s even scaffolding up….” —M. Here’s the answer.

REAL ESTATE SALES REPORT
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were recorded by the city in the past seven days.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 7/19: The next Brooklyn Bridge closure. Plus: African delegation at Cristina Dos Santos; beer deals at Siring Asian Grill; Community Board 1’s Landmarks Committee.

PHOTO SAFARI!
Fun for everyone, or at least people who don’t mind random pictures with snarky captions. Below: Where the empress buys new clothes? (When I snapped this photo, a passerby called me a degenerate!)

 

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