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WHAT’S ON COMMUNITY BOARD 1’s JANUARY AGENDAS
The secretive event space on Duane; an update on North Cove Marina; quieting down the Five Boro Bike Tour (above); the New York City Half Marathon; façade changes on Chambers and Reade; more. Read the annotated agendas.
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SEEN & HEARD
••• 12/29: Bag Snagger funds have been raised! Plus: Big kids’ clothing sale [now over]; the stench at W. Broadway and Warren; four new solo shows at Alexander and Bonin; real-estate broker seeking work by Tribeca artists.
••• 12/30: A peek inside the W. Broadway brasserie. Plus: Current-run films at the Roxy Hotel; the Ghostbusters firehouse before it was chopped in half; new Grand Street restaurant preview dinner; Atera chef cooking in the Caribbean.
••• 12/31: Parigot restaurant has closed (above). Plus: Signage at the Ichimura sushi restaurant; the new “cast-iron inversion” building on Walker; Cortlandt Alley sidewalk issues; Teardrop Park codger.
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IN THE NEWS
••• 12/29: When Castle Clinton was an island (above). Plus: Meredith Monk at home; clever coat storage at Gunbae; protest at Trump building.
••• 12/30: Siri Berg retrospective. Plus: Marc Forgione’s Lobster Press now open at the World Trade Center mall; the Oculus light show; another big theft at Duane Reade.
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A SUBWAY SANDWICH SHOP APPEARS TO HAVE CLOSED
There’s always the chance that the restaurant was using the long weekend as an opportunity to remodel, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
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ÉLAN FLOWERS IS MOVING AGAIN
After relocating from Duane to Franklin three and a half years ago, Élan Flowers is now heading to Soho.
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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 for yourself.
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