Newsletter: Oct. 20

October 20, 2016 Newsletter

Lower Manhattan Community ChurchMunicipal Building cupola by WeiSEEN & HEARD
••• 10/17: New York Dolls is reopening. Plus: Lena Dunham got an Odeon tattoo; H&M looks much closer to ready; photos and video from the Municipal Building cupola tour (above; photo by Wei); the mysterious shoe-repair shop on Walker; free puppet show in Canal Park; “Crime” shooting here.
••• 10/18: Exotic fruit bonanza. Plus: Changes to the restaurant and rooftop bar at the Hotel Hugo; Skin Laundry’s opening date; “security blanket” art exhibit.
••• 10/19: Augustine’s opening date. Plus: Yves is just waiting for the gas to be turned on; rumored raid on an ice cream truck; 67 Vestry is on the market; where to get a really good six-foot sandwich.

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TamidMAKE HISTORY: WRITE A LETTER IN THE NEW TAMID TORAH!
Tamid is writing a new Torah scroll and you are invited to sit with the Torah scribe and write your own letter. And it’s the first scroll to be written by a female scribe for a Manhattan Congregation—historic! Everyone is welcome to participate, not just Tamid members. First step: Visit Tamid’s Torah Kickstarter page to learn how you can support this amazing project and put your personal “signature” in the scroll. Next, join a Torah writing gathering and expose your family to the ancient art of Torah Writing. More information, visit tamidnyc.org. Sponsored.

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courtesy Shake ShackSHAKE SHACK IN TRIBECA
So you want to know exactly where Shake Shack is opening on Canal Street?

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Pixel AcademyVISIT PIXEL ACADEMY’S HALLOWEEN OPEN HOUSE!
This Saturday between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., get spooked with the Pixel Academy at their brand new TriBeCa location! They’ll be demoing holiday activities using cutting-edge tech like Arduino, LED controllers, motion tracking and much more. Free for families with kids ages 7+. Visit pixelacademy.org to RSVP! Sponsored.

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Best MarketIS BEST MARKET CLOSING?
That was the rumor, but Best Market says it’s not true.

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Fowler & Wells by @hensfloIN THE NEWS
••• 10/18: Fowler & Wells restaurant opens [tonight] (photo by @hensflo). Plus: Pier 40 air-rights transfer takes a step forward; opposition to the Battery Park City Authority’s possible redesign of South End Avenue; how two founders of Bang on a Can spend their Sundays; the city needs office space to accommodate its hiring spree.
••• 10/19: New York Knick buys on Lispenard. Plus: The official Taylor Swift shrine; floor-plan changes at the Woolworth Building condos; funky FiDi clock getting fixed; health inspectors infested the Taste of the Seaport; naked Hillary Clinton statue; man jumped in front of a subway train; John Street church.

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Daiquiri courtesy BlackTailFIRST IMPRESSIONS: BLACKTAIL
The recently reinvented second-floor bar at Pier A aims to evoke Havana in the 1920s. It’s all very civilized; you’re even served a dollop of frozen daiquiri as an amuse-bouche.

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