Newsletter: Aug. 14

Boozy slushies at Distilled29 HAPPY HOUR DEALS IN GREATER TRIBECA
Back by popular demand: An updated roundup of happy hour deals. Take off early and have a drink and some nibblybits at one of your favorite neighborhood establishments. Above: Boozy slushies at Distilled.

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Alleged perp at 428 GreenwichMANHUNT!
Police searched a Tribeca restaurant for three alleged perps, and they found two.

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40 WorthSEEN & HEARD
••• 8/10: Big new dance studio (above). Plus: Ecco is still closed; cryotherapy at the Sweaty Betty store; the plaza at 56 Leonard; “Ray Donovan” shooting here; broken windows.
••• 8/11: Another Broadway conversion rumored. Plus: Ecco says it should reopen [this] week; Schnippers is trying out a new concept, Thunder Bun; that huge air conditioner outside McDonald’s; restaurant tag sale; “Love & Obsession.”
••• 8/12: Il Mulino’s Tribeca restaurant. Plus: The next big construction project in northwest Tribeca; the Holland Tunnel in 1946; 111 Murray’s resemblance to a kitchen utensil; “Insinct” TV shoot.
••• 8/13: Peeking inside Greca. Plus: Gas-line work without a permit at Acappella; a question about one of the old “Then & Now” photos; the headquarters of Grace Hightower’s coffee company; Wichcraft on Greenwich no longer open weekends; “Where in Tribeca…?” still unsolved.

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Trinity Church seen from 88 GreenwichSHOW US YOUR ROOF: 88 GREENWICH
The folks at 88 Greenwich invited me over to see the 2,346-square-foot deck on the 24th floor of the 1929 Art Deco building. The deck was redone last year, and it looks quite nice. See for yourself.

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346 BroadwayIN THE NEWS
••• 8/10: Ichimura’s owner fights back. Plus: Chelsea Manning is living in Tribeca; candidate announced for Squadron’s seat; more renderings of Greenwich Street hybrid tower; Tribeca Film Festival dates.
••• 8/11: Developer battle imperils Clocktower conversion (above; photo by Brett). Plus: The history of a Laight Street building; Soho’s dire retail situation; Action Carting’s safety record; the argument for East River bridge tolls, congestion pricing, and more.

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155 ChambersMORE BUBBLE TEA
The former smoke shop on Chambers will be an outpost of a juice/bubble tea chain.

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Where in Tribeca...?WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Catharina for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? Click the link to discover the answer.

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Smorg Square renderingSMORGASBURG IN HUDSON SQUARE
The good news: The two-year Smorgasburg food fair in Hudson Square opens August 19. The less-good news: It’s now only open Friday through Sunday. Here’s the starting lineup of 20 vendors.

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