BASED IN TRIBECA: LUMINARY LABS
There are a lot of interesting businesses here, many with cool offices, and I’ve long wanted to find a way to spotlight them. So I was thrilled that Luminary Labs agreed to kick off a new series. Plus: They’re hiring.
IN THE NEWS
••• 8/8: Kutsher’s update. Plus: Tribeca Summit deal voided; FiDi restaurant closing; One World Trade optimism; Seaport restaurant SamSara.
••• 8/9: Stuzzicheria revamps again. Plus: Hotel sues over WTC noise; app that replicates Twin Towers; Gary Vaynerchuk checks out Turks & Frogs.
••• 8/10: Port Authority director Christopher O. Ward discusses the WTC site. Plus: 9/11 post-traumatic stress disorder; Gutenbrunner’s new cookbook; Ninja’s toilets; hand-holding event; dog party.
COMING UP: SILVER BALLOONS
Plus: Sigourney Weaver, David Rakoff, clambake, ice cream, Rachael Yamagata, the High Line, Sarabeth Levine, square dance, and Yael Naim.
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: ARC ATHLETICS
Gene Schafer’s sports rehabilitation and fitness facility has one of the coolest addresses around: Staple Street.
VALENTINE NO. 11
To the right.
SEEN & HEARD
••• 8/9: Pret a Manger is coming soon. Plus: Sarabeth’s gets closer; Goodie Girl Café reopening date; Tribeca Film Festival’s 2012 dates; one Verizon cart down, several more to go….
••• 8/10: Bouley Studio is reopening “fall 2011.” Plus: Kutsher’s Tribeca logo; champion barista working a shift at RBC; Tribeca Greenmarket report (including big news for garlic lovers); food-truck party.