The hotel closed, the building was sold and now the new buyers have leased to the short-term rental company.
The hotel opened here in 2007 and added to the local restaurant scene with Graffiti Earth / 11 comments
Plus: Two more options for Espasso's second Tribeca store; jewelry pop-up at Giorgia; Kentucky Derby party; Wesley Stace concert; the pit at 30 Warren; Christmas tree.
Plus: Happy hour and holiday celebrations at the Duane Street Hotel; when "external guests" can visit the Four Seasons spa; soupmonger opening brick-and-mortar shop within walking distance; 111 Murray lit up like a Christmas tree.
Plus: Long line at the Apple store; "The Blacklist" shoot; World Trade Center wine store looks close to opening; hotel lobby to be café and lounge; how did Cut at the Four Seasons get around the 200-foot rule? / 1 comment
"I want to work with anyone who is doing good," says chef Jehangir Mehta of Graffiti Earth, his restaurant opening tonight in the Duane Street Hotel. "Good is a relative term, of course, but this is how I see it." / 5 comments
Coming up at Brookfield Place. Plus: Graffiti Earth restaurant opening pushed back a week; Soho home decor store Aero is moving uptown; pedestrian passageways at construction sites; Miss Paradis lounge. / 2 comments
Plus: Duane Street Hotel's revamped façade; 443 Greenwich partly revealed; rowing for heart health at Current; Pirch and Planet Blue opening on Lafayette in Soho; half-converted Broadway building put on the market.
Plus: Raccoon Lodge's anniversary party; the Django jazz bar now has music earlier in the evening; Caviarteria has closed; a neat installation at Front Art Space; concrete treatments for the new building at Franklin and Sixth. / 1 comment
After a period of apparent dormancy, Jehangir Mehta's restaurant in the Duane Street Hotel, Mehtaphor, is being reborn—but probably not as Mehtaphor. / 1 comment
Plus: Funky mirrors at Patrick Parrish; a "gallery" on Walker; Mehtaphor mystery; street closures for May 28 walk/run; Community Board 1 to discuss Five Boro Bike Tour. / 2 comments
Plus: Plywood is down at the 73 Warren restaurant; Loopy Doopy reopening date; Seamless's cut; Neighbors Against the NID; open studios at the New York Academy of Art; 140 Park Place; Asphalt Green. / 1 comment
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A beautifully written piece about an even more beautiful family. — Jennifer / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
In each of our careers, you can usually only count on one hand the truly special people you meet and... — Michael / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
May he rest with the angels. — Native / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
What a lovely piece about a lovely person. Thanks so much. — Bob / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
Dear Peter My sweet cousin, I still can’t believe how this happened to you. You was such a wonderful person,... — Domizia / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
We’re sad to see another great local spot leave the Tribeca area! For another building to just sit with no... — Belle of the ball / Belle Reve will close at the end of this month