NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: TOWNLEY CAFE
The founder of NYA Gallery on Franklin Place has expanded to the ground floor of 373 Broadway to add a coffee shop and expansive gallery space.

SEEN & HEARD
Ecco! is cleared out. Plus an expert on Hamilton speaks at Fraunces Tavern; the China Institute hosts events to celebrate the year of the rat; a winter farm share at the Seaport.

GIORGIONE ON SPRING IS CLOSED
The restaurant was opened in 2001 by Giorgio DeLuca and partners and remained a chic yet casual favorite just over the border in Soho.

FILM HONORS JANZ AND HIS WORK ON OUR STREETS
Filmmaker Joanna Kiernan followed local artist Robert Janz for two years, picking up his story at age 80, as he started making graffiti around the city, but mostly here, in greater Tribeca.

IN THE NEWS
The age of the city diner. Plus a close look at 25 Park Row; a tour of a Jenga penthouse; and the effort to landmark 100 Centre may have legs.

KULA YOGA WILL CLOSE TRIBECA LOCATION
The yoga studio on Warren between Broadway and Church will consolidate its downtown classes into its Soho location on Broadway and Grand.

IN THE NEWS
Local merchants fighting wine tariffs. Plus Gibney dance gets a whopper of a grant; a Philly cheesesteak adds a New York twist; star-crossword lovers take their four-letter word for promises downtown.