Newsletter: June 2

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: SHAKE SHACK
What I thought of the brand-new Shake Shack in Battery Park City doesn’t really matter—the line (right) is probably stretching to N. Moore by now—but here it is anyway.

STARBUCKS: IT’S OFFICIAL
And it promises to be something “different.” Let’s take a look at what that might mean….

LOFT PEEPING: ANONYMOUS
New York Spaces has eight pages on a “sixth-story loft in a Romanesque Revival warehouse building” in Tribeca. The unnamed owners wanted to combine two units into one 4,500-square-foot, six-bedroom home (left).

IN THE NEWS
••• 5/30: The latest at DS-K’s place, a.k.a. Chez Perv. Plus: Kirstie Alley; Park51 donation update; Gehry building finally losing the crane; Brushstroke reviewed; Smyth manager branches out.
••• 5/31: Yep, Shake Shack is open—with special “concrete” flavors. Plus: Sazón sues, claiming racism; DS-K’s all-male cleaning staff; Luke’s Lobster opening Friday; burglars with sledgehammers smash-and-grab in FiDi; firehouse petition; FiDi rents not up with the rest of Manhattan; Canal buildings for sale; new fireboat.
••• 6/1: Jewelry company Me&Ro’s offices are moving to Tribeca. Plus: Native American food cart kiboshed; horses and Godiva gone; union supports staircase; new art exhibit; dancer Marge Champion.

“I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU JUST HAD A BABY”
With Mind Over Matter’s Stroller Boot Camp, you can work out while spending time with your baby. Here’s video to prove it.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 5/30: Shake Shack BPC. Plus: Read the letter that NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly sent CB1 about the stables; Pier 25 spray park is up and spraying; late-night dining; got questions? UPDATE: Photos of Hook & Ladder No. 8 saving 44 White last night.
••• 5/31: Asphalt Green Battery Park City. Plus: 4WTC getting glassed; rally for neighborhood firehouses; in praise of Mike & Son.
••• 6/1: Maxwell’s, opening soon. Plus: Fresh eggs delivered; East River ferry info; up close with Gwyneth Paltrow; theater sale.

INSIDE LIBERTY GREEN
Sort of.

STUDIO SALE: IRENE MAMIYE
Artist Irene Mamiye, who moved to Tribeca in November, has set up a “studio sale” on N. Moore. Pieces from prior shows will be available at a fraction of the cost, she says. The opening is tonight.

12 TWEETS OF TRIBECA
Welcome to Tweebeca, where a lot of us are starting to feel like Gwenyth. Or Gwyneth. Or whatever.

 

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