NOSY NEIGHBOR
“Now that 101 Murray is demolished, you can see parts of 101 Warren that weren’t visible before. What’s in that crenelated part above Bed Bath & Beyond? And what’s going to happen the south-facing wall of 101 Warren?” —T. The answers.
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HANDOVER AT KOH’S KIDS
Grace Koh of the Koh’s Kids children’s boutique is retiring after twenty years. The store will continue under different ownership.
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NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: ARROJO
The 12,500-square-foot Arrojo salon and education center, in the former 92YTribeca space, has six classrooms, including one with windows on Hudson Street. “I want people to see that we’re teaching hair,” says Nick Arrojo.
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SEEN & HEARD
••• 7/27: Macaron shop opening soon. Plus: Rooftop pergola proposed for N. Moore landmark; the Leaning Tower of Tribeca; free outdoor film screenings at Brookfield Place; National Night Out in Battery Park City; the Tweed weed tree; Pandemonia drops by the Balloon Saloon.
••• 7/28: Diner en Blanc is happening around here. Plus: Foot pedals for solar-powered garbage cans; FiDi’s Chopping Block has closed; the Museum of Jewish Heritage looks at Nazi persecution of gays; Staple Street fashion shoots.
••• 7/29: Work on 100 Franklin is starting soon. Plus: Diner en Blanc was indeed on Pier 26 (above photo courtesy Karl Josef Co); Arcade Bakery’s summer vacation; Urban Archaeology’s imminent closing; Modell’s has moved (and isn’t combining); new intake at Seaport Studios; 2015 tree census.
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IN THE NEWS
••• 7/27: Massive water slide coming to Foley Square. Plus: Analyzing a Jay Street loft sale; the drought is over at Collect Pond Park; neighbors protest developing and enlarging a Hudson Square landmark; a visit to Da Claudio; another way to help the hungry and homeless.
••• 7/28: Turmoil at the BPC Parks Conservancy. Plus: Gourmet Garage’s ramp faces Community Board 1 objections; holograms on Governors Island; a glimpse at what’s living in the Hudson River; street art festival.
••• 7/29: Objections to the BPC parks putsch. (How bad do things have to get before politicians and Battery Park City residents demand change?) Plus: Lafayette Street doctor accused of Xanax fraud; Landmarc’s Murphys.
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VALENTINE NO. 44
The Scrap Yard store on W. Broadway—selling graffiti markers, spray paint, T-shirts, and other similar stuff—is a reminder that even as Tribeca and Soho gentrify into homogenous neighborhoods, there are people among us who lives wildly different lives. And that’s what New York City is all about, or should be.
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