LOFT PEEPING: EMILY STONE
The New York Times Home section ran an article called “Taking the Chill Off Contemporary”—it’s a look at the One York apartment of Emily Stone, whose life is more interesting than yours.
RECENT REAL ESTATE SALES IN TRIBECA
Just four sales were reported in the past week—although there’s also the news of a prominent celebrity-owned building being in contract.
IN THE NEWS
••• 2/23: 7-Eleven expansion. Plus: Squadron’s BPCA plan; Trump Soho’s next restaurant; is there a gut premium?; FiDi trend piece; Basics Plus opens; 497 Greenwich; Katy Perry’s apartment; BPC disco manhole; Tribeca teen venue; half-marathon agita.
••• 2/26: The late artist Rammellzee is having a moment. Plus: Portraits made with push pins; 75 Wall may go rental.
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: HALE ORGANIC SALON
In what had been the Rogan showroom on Franklin, Joe Murray (left) has opened Hale Organic Salon, a “clean-air salon” without ammonia and all that toxic stuff that tends to get sprayed around salons.
SEEN & HEARD
••• 2/24: A Pasanella & Son memoir. Plus: ROC on Bethenny Frankel’s TV show; school supplies drive; another FiDi hotel.
••• It appears that last week’s Where in Tribeca…? was a stumper. You have till end of day before I reveal the answer.
COMING UP
Adrien Brody, affordable housing, and The House Bunny—not to mention Joan as Police Woman, Richard Pryor double feature, the Tribeca Meet & Greet, a new “café society” venue, the Magic School Bus, Eleven Madison Park, Jolie Holland, and art galore.
PHOTO SAFARI
Mermaid tail—and more ways to misuse a camera.