Newsletter: August 8

FIRST, A SPECIAL SUMMER TREAT
From the lens of Rory G. Kennedy, the view past Piers 25 and 26. Can’t beat it.

KIDS THESE DAYS
Jagger Walk | Runaway New York
A local 17-year-old has launched a streetwear fashion line as a way to bring his friends together and find a more creative way to hang.

SEEN & HEARD
Fire (not serious) at Whole Foods. Plus celebrate National Oyster Day (really?) at a local restaurant; the architect of the World Financial Center dies at 92; another sidewalk shed goes up — this time on Staple Street.

IN THE NEWS
Pursuing ticket hawkers at The Battery. Plus Diner en Blanc gets washed out in Rockefeller Park; a new CEO is named to the Perelman Arts Center; French onion dip goes fancy; an artist’s life in a Chinatown bank.

SEEN & HEARD
Concert on the deck of the Lilac. Plus an exhibit of award-winning photojournalism at the Seaport; Restaurant Week highlights 30 downtown eateries; one last shot of the fans of Arcade Bakery.

NOSY NEIGHBOR: PEDESTRIAN RAMP ON READE AND GREENWICH
M. wrote to say, “Why did they get rid of the sidewalk let-down at the Reade + Greenwich intersection? Annoying for stroller people!”

SEEN & HEARD
Battery Dance Festival starts Sunday. Plus: Free concert TODAY under the arch of 1 Centre Street; a new poke restaurant at the Oculus; the unhistoric townhouse is fully revealed.

DETAILS REVEALED FOR DISNEY HEADQUARTERS
Disney has filed plans for 304-310 Hudson and envisions a 19-story, two tower building on the former City Winery (and others) location.

 

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