TCQ&A: GEORGE CARROLL
“If I couldn’t live here, I’d live in Tri-ghetto,” says George Carroll (right), author of a play about Tupac Shakur. “The section of Tribeca east of Church. Yes, I said it.” And that’s not all he said….
IN THE NEWS
••• 2/13: $100,000 rental. Plus: Gateway Plaza upgrades; J&R Jr. opens; pavilion construction starts at WFC; “military-grade technology” for security at WTC; 56 Walker on the market; Watts loft-sale dissection.
••• 2/15: Muslim model agency. Plus: White & Church exterminates; restaurant under the FDR Drive; Verizon building to be a data center; hanging out with Sterling Brands; rich, sick man goes on shopping spree; tourism surge.
OUTERWEAR SALE AT POLARN O. PYRET
Straight from Sweden, Polarn O. Pyret is serious about outerwear and the lifestyle that goes with it. PO.P has every possible outerwear coat, pant, and accessory to get your kids away from the video games and out on the playground or ski slopes. (In Sweden, there’s “No such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes.”) PO.P‘s Seasonal Outerwear Sale starts today, with savings up to 60% off. 200 Chambers (where there’s an awesome Brio train table!). Sponsored by Polarn O. Pyret.
SEEN & HEARD
••• 2/14: 50-52 Laight unveiled. Plus: Two films by Jared Skolnick; Battery Conservancy’s plant sale.
••• 2/15: New taqueria (sort of). Plus: Hideaway crab night; DJs at the W New York Downtown; CPR classes.
CONDO, HOTEL, OR SCHOOL?
It’s time for the final round: What should 22 Reade—which Bloomberg wants to sell—be turned into? I snuck in and took some photos….