NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: TWO HANDS RESTAURANT & BAR
The new Two Hands on Church is meant to be an “older sibling” to the original on Mott: It’s a little more sophisticated, without sacrificing the casual Australian vibe, and it’ll serve dinner and drinks. Check out the space and menus.
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SEEN & HEARD
••• 3/3: The spiritual awakening of Seasonal Whispers (above). Plus: A distinctive new façade on Renwick; banjoist concert; Le District now offers grocery delivery; a conversation with schools chancellor Carmen Fariña; Puma moves south.
••• 3/4: The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey. Plus: Signage is up for the new Jack’s café; Añejo’s downstairs lounge is getting a reboot; where fans of the Cricketers Arms should go; 10th-anniversary Tribeca Meet & Greet.
••• 3/5: Pier 25 party boat update. Plus: Chipotle liquor-license application; Love Compost event proposed for Duane Street; Franklin Street building on the market; paintings at Patrick Parrish; “Where in Tribeca…?” still unsolved.
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IN THE NEWS
••• 3/3: Bridge Café might finally reopen. Plus: New York Times dismisses the World Trade Center Oculus as a boondoggle; trailer for the “Ghostbusters” reboot; more on the Battery Park City security “ambassadors”; interior designer Sasha Bikoff.
••• 3/4: Spring Studios fashion club (above). Plus: Time-lapse video of the Independent art fair; NYPD plans to crack down on Battery Park vendors; “virtual kidnapping” scam said to be spreading in Lower Manhattan.
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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to James for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (Click the link to discover the answer.) We’ll play again Friday morning.
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