NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: ARCADE BAKERY
Roger Gural—who used to live on the roof!—has created a European-style bakery in a grand, vaulted hallway at 220 Church Street. It’s one of the most interesting spaces to open in a while. And readers are loving the breads, pastries, and pizza.
TRIBECA NORTH DENTISTRY IS NOW OFFERING INVISALIGN FOR TEENS
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ANOTHER DANNY MEYER RESTAURANT IN LOWER MANHATTAN
But it’s not where you’d expect it to be….
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: IL PRINCIPE
The terrace is spectacular, among the best outdoor dining downtown. But can the food live up to the spiffy decor and grand ambitions?
IN THE NEWS
••• 5/19: Cafeteria rendering. Plus: Skydiving pix; Washington Market Tavern forecast; Wickham Boyle’s Just Shea; when Battery Park City had a wheat field; peregrine falcons’ FiDi nest; Patron of the New; Church Street School.
••• 5/20: A 39-story building for Park Place. Plus: Marc Forgione’s bar snack; Lispenard building to launch sales; the Flea wins Obies; Rescue Mission now accepting women; cool skydiving video.
••• 5/21: Brooks Brothers is going to close—and Saks Off Fifth is taking its place. Plus: Bâtard menu and photos; Pier 40 proposal update; the Onion on the 9/11 Museum restaurant; a Vince boutique at Brookfield Place; gala outrage; China Blue cocktail; Broadway building not going residential.
SEEN & HEARD
••• 5/19: Why is the Municipal Building dark? Plus: Haus nightclub will have two DJ booths; Just Salad open on Hudson; Café Noir goes behind the plywood; City Hall Park cat; One Art Space exhibit.
••• 5/20: La Garçonne to open any day now. Plus: Brookfield Place food court to open June 3; Bâtard taking reservations; Haus nightclub lighting (above left); “Boardwalk Empire”; Brazilian film fest; Tribeca Retail Club; kids’ tennis; “Chinese Puzzle.”
••• 5/21: Tutto Il Giorno is opening imminently. Plus: Naomi Watts, Tribeca fan; 56 Leonard suddenly visible from everywhere; Café Clementine’s latest health-grade protest; table-tennis parlor closed; Marks & Spencer shoot; “Meet the Fishes” with River Project.
30 PARK PLACE RENDERINGS
Pull the shade, turn on music, and spend some quality time with interior renderings for 30 Park Place. There’s even a conservatory, although it appears you have to bring your own lead pipe.