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JAPANESE JEWELER TO OPEN ON FRANKLIN STREET
This will be Kataoka’s first shop outside Tokyo.
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The annual sale at luxury carpet design company Joseph Carini Carpets starts today and runs through Friday. Discounts range from 30% to 75% off retail. Sizes from 2’ x 3’ to 12’ x 16’ will be available, including oversized carpets. Preview the current inventory (and sale pricing) now at stock.josephcarinicarpets.com. The sale is always on the design world’s radar, so get there early! 335 Greenwich St. (at Jay), josephcarinicarpets.com. Sponsored.
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SEEN & HEARD
••• 9/27: Change is afoot at Greca. Plus: New boxing and kickboxing studios, including one at the Oculus; signage for Just Baked! Nowakowski on W. Broadway; Ryot on Varick; the new building overlooking the Holland Tunnel.
••• 9/28: Spring Street Park is finally open. Plus: “Joker” film shooting here; the Sea boutique is a breath of fresh air on Canal (above); still no sign of progress at Regen Projects gallery; S10 Training moved west; the residential building under construction at Canal and Greene; two other shoots.
••• 9/29: Support by Design has been revived. Plus: Joseph Carini Carpets sale; “Billions” shoot; Jerry Nadler town hall; Hudson Square barrier art.
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IN THE NEWS
••• 9/27: Amazon “4-Star” store opening in Soho. Plus: Steven Alan is renting out pop-up space in its stores; Bradley Cooper; Cadillac is leaving Hudson Square; history of 397 Washington; actors list Battery Park City apartment; Manhatta review.
••• 9/28: Harold’s is no longer a “meat and three.” Plus: Madewell is opening at a local mall; what development will mean for Governors Island (rendering above); more on the Bronx Museum’s White Street plans; the history of Collect Pond.
••• 9/29: Tribeca nanny fired because of race. Plus: Pier 26 construction timeline; prosecutors seek death penalty for bike-path terrorist; estuarium is still very short on funding; shopping at Issey Miyake with John Lydon; East River Park to be raised by several feet; legal dispute over N. Moore basement.
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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Sonia Stock for correctly identifying last week’s “Where in Tribeca…?” Discover the answer for yourself.
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