NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: SALEYA
The long-gestating restaurant owned by Michel Cohen of Tribeca Pediatrics has finally opened—well, halfway. Saleya’s downstairs is serving lunch in a bright, quirky space.
NOSY NEIGHBOR
“Will Hurricane Sandy affect the timetables of the reconstruction projects at Hudson and Chambers?” —R. The answer is yes; the new question is how much.
A NOTE ON THE EMAIL NEWSLETTER
Sorry for this weekend’s glitchy resend of the Oct. 11 newsletter. My email service, Feedburner, went rogue, so it was a surprise to me, too. I’d promise it won’t happen again, but for all I know, it might.
REAL ESTATE SALES REPORT
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were “recorded” by the city in the past seven days (ending 11/10/12)—the sales may have taken place earlier.
IT’S OFFICIAL
The parking garage at 24 Leonard (left) has been sold. Let the condofication begin.
IN THE NEWS
••• 11/8: Goldman Sachs pats itself on the back. Plus: Why Battery Park City fared well during Sandy; Daily News could be out for a year; Zone A update; 58 Walker.
••• 11/9: Trimble Place. Plus: New Amsterdam Market reopens; Zone A building update; Aaron Burr’s “old tank”; new fast food in FiDi; fashion designer Louise Goldin.
••• 11/11: Manhole explosions. Plus: Holly Hunter at the Flea; a clothing line for short men; helping kids through electronic withdrawal.
WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Andrea for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (right). Click the link to see the answer.
SEEN & HEARD
••• 11/8: Bodega closed. Plus: Meet a women’s soccer gold medalist; gift-wrap for charity; camp out at the Museum of Jewish Heritage; live music at Dirty Bird; frisky Flea; Airbnb, Douglas Elliman, Trinity Wall Street, and Macao Trading Co. offer Sandy-related help; “Deception”; Shelby Lynne.
••• 11/9: Another condo conversion. Plus: 84 White’s funky top; aquatic fitness facility; canned food drive at the World Financial Center; Theater Bar demo; Louis CK tickets.
••• 11/11: Juice 1668. Plus: Donate a coat and save; coffee proceeds to charity; Tribeca Meet & Greet, “Golden Boy.”
WELCOME TO TWEEBECA
Twitter is the gift that just keeps on giving…. (Sensitive types may want to look away.)