Newsletter: August 22

SEEN & HEARD
Love at 3 World Trade. Plus new bar from David Chang’s Momofuko operation opens at Pier 17; string trio performs in Rockefeller Park; sounds of India family workshop this weekend.
IN THE NEWS
Cuomo goes after floating billboards. Plus 74 Trinity Place update; a feature on Aisling Franciosi; war on Battery Park ticket sellers.
FRIENDS OF FINN SQUARE GETTING ORGANIZED
The tiny non-profit that maintains the tiny traffic triangle has launched a website and a fundraising campaign, and is seeking volunteers with time or talent — or both.
CROWD SOURCING: INEXPENSIVE CO-WORKING SPACES
Sarabeth’s is the latest neighborhood location to join the fleet of inexpensive co-working spaces hosted in restaurants in the off hours.
IN THE NEWS
Fidi’s residential struggle. Plus upcoming talk about a forgotten Revolutionary War figure; Kaley Cuoco in Marshall’s; Soho’s vacancy crisis.PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST: JENNIFER ELSTER
The latest in photographer Claudine Williams’s series of Q&As with people in the arts: Jennifer Elster, an experimental artist, director, performer and the founder of The Development.SEEN & HEARD
Tennis Open at Brookfield. Plus Afro-Soca family dance party in Battery Park City’s Esplanade Plaza; Keste introduces baked cheese focaccia; the Tribeca connection to the Williamsburg music scene.IN THE NEWS
Arrest made in Fulton bomb scare. Plus Tory Burch flagship store update; a rice paddy in the middle of the city; Nathan Berman making moves.

BATTERY DANCE CELEBRATES INDIAN INDEPENDENCE
The annual festival at Wagner Park celebrated international dance in a week’s worth of outdoor performances with the usual dramatic backdrop.

 

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