Newsletter: Dec. 19

INSIDE THE WOOLWORTH BUILDING
Annika K. Martin shares her photos from an Open House New York tour of downtown’s most spectacular building, from the basement swimming pool to Frank W. Woolworth’s private office to the 47th floor terrace. Or was it the 44th floor? Why there’s confusion is just one of the many things you’re about to learn.

RECENT REAL ESTATE SALES IN TRIBECA
Seven sales were reported in the past week, including two in the fortress-y new building at 471 Washington.

COOKING LIKE KURT GUTENBRUNNER
Last Saturday, we cooked from chef Kurt Gutenbrunner’s new cookbook, “Neue Cuisine.” So, was it just like dining at Blaue Gans?

SEEN & HEARD
••• 12/15: Chipotle is open. Plus: Cute storefront in play?; Corrections casting; lunch deal; a teensy favor; 83 Franklin on “Selling New York” tonight.
••• 12/16: Updates on restaurants The Elevens, Aroma Espresso Bar, and Lotus Blue. Plus: Artists Space is opening a branch in Tribeca.
••• 12/18: Lisa Mackey pop-up shop. Plus: Another local café is expanding downtown; Christina Lehr’s kids’ line; Rosanjin temporarily closed; new $1 slice joint.
••• Congratulations to Francesca for correctly IDing last week’s Where in Tribeca…? We’ll play again Friday at 8am.

CB1 TRIBECA COMMITTEE: THE UNOFFICIAL MINUTES
Friends of Bogardus Plaza makes its case for a permanent plaza, and a new neighborhood beautification program.

COMING UP: FISHFEST, JOSHUA BELL, “DAILY SHOW” WRITERS
Plus: Kutsher’s talk; Clint Eastwood as “a man who must love to stay alive,” Todd Rundgren, “The House by the Cemetery,” the Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra, and more.

IN THE NEWS
••• 12/16: Love Me. Plus: School zoning approved; Goldman Sachs shops and restaurants; 9/11 Museum squabble; new Pier 17 design; World Trade Center Health Registry; Atera restaurant update; Staten Island Ferry Terminal; 83 Franklin on TV.
••• 12/18: Occupy Wall Street strikes again. Plus: Peck Slip School expands yet again; the recipe for Kutsher’s latkes; Starbucks vandalized.

 

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