Newsletter: Feb. 10

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: YORGANIC
“Healthy fast food” doesn’t have to be an oxymoron: Just ask the chef and the pharmacist who have teamed up with two other backers to create Yorganic, which recently opened on Greenwich.

IN THE NEWS
••• 2/7 roundup: Dutch pavilion. Plus: Half-marathon happening anyway; Jennifer Egan’s prediction; photos of a loft.
••• 2/8 roundup: Pyramid builder. Plus: Hybrid ferries; Franklin Street construction; Greenmarket composting; One World Trade Center Q&A.
••• 2/9 roundup: Pécan expansion. Plus: BluePrintCleanse at Whole Foods; Weather Up reviewed; who’s donating to Margaret Chin?; Governor’s Island; Deutsche Bank building finally gone.

SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU
Lee Gillen, who works in Tribeca, often photographs people having private moments, something I don’t have the nerve to do. He agreed to answer a few questions and share some of the photos he has shot around here.

WHAT’S UP THIS WEEKEND
Sweet treats, a literate cow, and a screw-it attitude are just a few of the highlights on this weekend’s agenda.

SWIMMING WITH THE FISHES
Renderings galore of the gorgeous marine-themed carousel being built at Battery Park, due to be completed by the end of the year.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 2/7 roundup: Taj Tribeca deal. Plus: Moomah animation classes; PB & Caviar sale; more 1WTC photos.
••• 2/8 roundup: 33 Vestry fully revealed. Plus: Estancia 460 deal; video-making classes for kids; a restaurant for polyamorists.
••• 2/9 roundup: Tiny’s. Plus: Whoopie pies for charity; Housing Works spring preview sale.

12 TWEETS OF TRIBECA
Welcome to Tweebeca, where girls make fart faces and certain people would rather not be seen.

 

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