The new tenant is reportedly one of Japan's largest producers of Kobe beef. / 5 comments
Plus: Ecco says it should reopen next week; Schnippers is trying out a new concept, Thunder Bun; that huge air conditioner outside McDonald's; restaurant tag sale; "Love & Obsession." / 1 comment
Plus: Confusion in the Whole Foods produce section; event space on Warren; a good movie playing at the iPic cinema in the Seaport; only one cryotherapy center? / 1 comment
Plus: Vote for Jerry Nadler on Tuesday; cops continue to flout the law on W. Broadway; dentist leaving Franklin Street space; Matthew Sweet concert; Floyd Cardoz's Soho restaurant. / 7 comments
Plus: Has Serafina postponed its liquor-license hearing?; "for rent" sign spotted at the former Tara of Tribeca space; site-specific dance performance on the Lilac; Torly Kid's spinoff travel service.
Residents turned out in droves at the Community Board 1 meeting last night to protest plans for the Lodge, a bar at 20 Warren. The committee unanimously agreed: "That bar should not be on that street," said one member. / 11 comments
Plus: Is Marla Maples living in Tribeca?; TOAST Art Walk is coming up; first look at the "cast-iron inversion" facade on Walker; 443 Greenwich striptease. / 1 comment
Also on Community Board 1's May agendas: Jake Gyllenhaal and Tilda Swinton filming here; Worth Street reconstruction update; Serafina liquor license; and much more.
The bar has applied for a liquor license not far from the current location. And it has trademarked a new name.... UPDATE: The new bar is NOT affiliated, says Raccoon Lodge's owner (and the bar will close June 30). / 23 comments
Plus: The new atrium at the ugliest building in Tribeca; "for rent" sign at 20 Warren; 443 Greenwich's attractive street-level windows; virtual landscape art exhibit at Apexart. / 2 comments
The Warren Street dive bar didn't close after New Year's Eve after all. It'll likely stay open through the end of the month, and possibly longer, while lease negotiations down the block continue. / 1 comment
Yes, it's good progress in eradicating the counterfeit bazaar. At least the "entrepreneurs" who distribute "Rolexes" and "Gucci" rarely lay... — Marcus / The finalized rules for outdoor dining
"For Rent" sign now posted above the restaurant. I guess this smaller shop did not do the trick. — james / The Slice: A new home for Cafe Amore plus a pizza update
Honestly that sounds like the least of the transgression. Compared to sidewalk occupation for profit. I actually have’t even noticed... — R. / The finalized rules for outdoor dining
paakre@gmail.com Now if the police and fire departments would just stop parking on the sidewalk! I love being a pedestrian,... — Patricia Aakre / The finalized rules for outdoor dining
Not to mention their daily meetings with complete staff on the street. — Patricia Aakre / The finalized rules for outdoor dining
Personally I think a reset is needed. Outdoor dining shed was a pandemic measure that was part experimental and meant... — R. / The finalized rules for outdoor dining
You get what you pay for. — Don / Google has a new headquarters in Hudson Square