MY NEIGHBOR, THE ENTREPRENEUR: LISA RIDD
“We take people’s pictures, videos, other images and organize, curate, and edit it all into a meaningful film complete with music, titles, and effects,” says the founder of Smitten Films in the first of a new series about companies being started hereabouts.
TRIBECA: THE FILM
Smitten Films’s Lisa Ridd (above) has offered to make a 2-3 minute love letter to Tribeca, using video and photos sent in by you. You should definitely click through to read the submission guidelines, but once you do, feel free to submit by replying to this email and I’ll pass everything along.
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: RHEANNE WHITE
Lena Dunham’s hairstylist, Rheanne White, has chosen Jay Street for her first salon. “I’ve always loved Staple Street, and when I saw this place was available, that was it,” she says. Take a look around.
IN THE NEWS
••• 9/16: Seaport reopenings. Plus: White Street analysis; Pier A clears hurdle; old Tribeca Cinemas seats go to good cause; broker Ryan Serhant on the big screen.
••• 9/17: Joe Biden’s niece arrested on Desbrosses. Plus: How to complain about Academy buses; Pier 17 holdout; Occupy Wall Street march; Oktoberfest; 56 Warren deep dive.
••• 9/18: A peek at the 22 Thames podium. Plus: Dance New Amsterdam gets a month; inside the studio of artist Joanne Greenbaum; Tetsu rumor.
443 GREENWICH JUST GOT MORE EXCLUSIVE
The hotly anticipated development will have nowhere near the 80 to 100 condos previously discussed. Plus: Signage, teaser website, slogan, and a cryptic logo.
SEEN & HEARD
••• 9/16: Ghostbusters (with slime). Plus: Mulberry & Vine delivery; checking in on 11 N. Moore and the hotels on Renwick and Hudson; Dylan Prime update; Leonard Street construction photos; Hudson Square deli; FiDi creperie.
••• 9/17: New waxing salon. Plus: Groovy old signage; photographer show at new New York Film Academy; Pen Parentis lineup; Hudson River Park benefit.
••• 9/18: Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Plus: Rendering for 2 Renwick; a new lunch option; Caroline Kennedy rumor; Kidville rumor; Art Moderne landmark getting work done; Citi Bike scuff marks.
NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: READE STREET PREP
“We wanted it to be open, bright, clean, and contemporary,” said Reade Street Prep founder Ilysa Winick. And fun, I’d add—with what might be the cutest kids’ restroom stalls ever. Plus: An Exerblast element.