Newsletter: June 24

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: DISTILLED
Fancy a glass of mead, country-fried duck on a waffle, or an excellent tater tot? Then head to Distilled, the “modern American public house” that has opened in the old Centrico space.

REMEMBERING JAMES GANDOLFINI
Tribecans share their memories of the late actor.

SUMMER SALE REPORT (PART 2)
Sales are underway or coming up at Babesta, Steven Alan Annex, Torly Kid, Tribeca Issey Miyake, and Shoofly.

IN THE NEWS
••• 6/20: A possible Hudson River Park solution. (Naturally, it involves lots of development.) Plus: James Gandolfini; W.I.P. gets its liquor license back; reviewing Aqua; Battery Park chair contest; the trouble with Soho; Leonardo DiCaprio.
••• 6/21: Inside Tribeca Canvas’s downstairs lounge. Plus: Community involvement on the Hudson River Park proposal; affordable-housing loophole for developers; 35 Vestry analysis.
••• 6/23: Restaurant wine markups. Plus: “Semi-private” party at Los Americanos; weekending on the North Fork; Hilton hotel in FiDi.

WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Robert Ripps for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (Click the link to see the answer.) We’ll play again Friday morning.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 6/20: Previewing the Butterfly. Plus: Could Intermix be coming to N. Moore?; swing dancers; Schoolhouse Electric; Bastille Day event; free summer activities for middle schoolers; borough president forum; Jennifer Reed.
••• 6/21: Blueberry Fusion Café. Plus: The top of 1 World Trade Center; Bell Bates auction; Battery Dance Company’s Downtown Dance Festival; jewelry store (re)opens; chugger season.

SUMMER IN THE SEAPORT
The lone New Amsterdam Market of the summer is tomorrow, so go! was yesterday. And it’s not the only thing of note happening in the Seaport. Read on for a report on the new See/Change installation of shops and restaurant kiosks.

REAL ESTATE SALES REPORT
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were recorded by the city in the past seven days (ending 6/22/13). Including: Mariah Carey’s new downstairs neighbors.

THE $50 MILLION VIEW
Thanks to helicopters and drones—and the 56 Leonard sales office—we can all see what the city will look like from atop Herzog and de Meuron’s glorious stack of apartments. (If you like big photos of New York, you’ll be in heaven.)

 

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