...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. / 1 comment
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.
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The terrace is spectacular, among the best outdoor dining downtown. But can the food live up to the yachty decor and grand ambitions? / 2 comments
Plus: Marc Forgione's bar snack; Lispenard building to launch sales; the Flea wins Obies; Rescue Mission now accepting women; cool skydiving video.
Plus: Brookfield Place food court to open June 3; Bâtard taking reservations; Haus nightclub lighting; "Boardwalk Empire"; Brazilian film fest; Tribeca Retail Club; kids' tennis; "Chinese Puzzle." / 2 comments
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. / 1 comment
Roger Gural—who used to live on the roof!—has created a European-style bakery in a grand, vaulted hallway of 40 Worth. It's one of the most interesting spaces to open in a while. / 15 comments
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.
9/11 Memorial Plaza • Broadway Hotel Details • 60 Hudson • Pier 40 Deal • Nosy Neighbor: New Ferry Terminal? • W. Broadway Nightclub • Jake Gyllanhaal • Skydiving Stunt • More
Plus: Jill Abramson; 9/11 Museum gift shop; south Tribeca development; "Dream House"; Fulton Center progress; "Frozen" cakes; new performing arts school. / 2 comments
Not to mention...if you want to try it so badly, you can walk in pretty much at-will anytime Mon-Fri. Katz's... — SL / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?
The vendors essentially have a "free pass" to sell their illegal counterfeit goods because selling illegal counterfeit goods is not... — Larry / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever
Exactly. There's no sense in waiting in such lines, when there are so many great restaurants in NYC...not to mention... — Marcus / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?
To me the most shocking part of the Bubby's thing is that it does not matter how rough the weather... — A Tribeca Parent / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?
Red tailed hawk. — James Bogardus / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?
Looks like a red-tailed hawk to me! — Sarah / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?
Some sources on the link between counterfeiting and terrorism: "Documents from Al-Qaeda propaganda have referenced counterfeiting as a means to... — Marcus / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever