Newsletter: Jan. 24

 

NEW KID: LOVE, HENRY
Three local women have opened a finely curated collection of home goods and gifts — and plan to offer maker classes — in a storefront on the edge of Two Bridges.

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BPC RESIDENTS THWART OMAKASE RESTAURANT
Residents scared off a white-tablecloth Japanese restaurant aiming to open at 88 Battery Place, forcing them to come back for their liquor license in February after they have listened to neighbor’s concerns.

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SEEN & HEARD
Jan. 22: Local businesses feeling the pain of shutdown, plus a chilling scene on Hubert Street spotted by a reader; new shows up at R & Company on White and Untitled Space on Lispenard.
Jan. 23: Sickest snowflakes ever at pop-up on Warren, plus Freeman’s Sporting Goods; an opening at the Steven Amedee Gallery; silent films set to live music at the Winter Garden.

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NO WHISKEY FOR MURRAY STREET
Murray Street neighbors successfully chased off the latest iteration of Whiskey Tavern angling for the Manhattan Proper location.

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IN THE NEWS
Jan. 22: Belfast rejects Tribeca, plus snow of yesteryear proves they don’t do it like they used to; new chef at Racine’s; two local bank buildings go condo — but must preserve their landmarked interior spaces.

Jan. 23: More local shutdown losses, plus commissioner says jail towers proposed for White Street are too big; Tribeca is #1 most expensive neighborhood in NYC; ferry workers save woman threatening to jump in the river.

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CAN’T GET ENOUGH WARHOL?
An exhibit of 150 drawings from the 1950s to the 1980s — some never shown in the US — opens Tuesday night at the New York Academy of Art on Franklin Street.

 

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