NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: AIDA BICAJ
The esthetician opened her first salon on the Upper East Side 16 years ago and now has a beautiful and calming space on N. Moore.

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DUANE PARK CELEBRATES 225 YEARS
It was a beautiful and festive night for a dinner for 160 on Duane Street, a fundraiser for the neighborhood-supported triangle park,

SON PLEADS GUILTY TO VESTRY MURDER OF HIS MOTHER
Tribecan Paula Chin was killed in the building that she purchased with her husband 35 years ago.

A DEEP DIVE ON PLACARD ABUSE
Streetsblog walked Soho and discovers 727 placards or fake placards, which between them hogged up 65 percent of legal parking.

SEEN & HEARD
One last concert at Washington Market Park. Plus a Bideawee adoption event at Cocoon; Houseman has added brunch; The Live Well Company adds an acupuncturist to its staff.

NOSY NEIGHBOR: WHAT’S GOING ON AT HUDSON MARKET?
The market closed permanently in June and now the space is being renovated, though it is no longer on the market.

DINER EN BLANC PARTY LANDS AT THE NORTH COVE
The top-secret al fresco banquet for 5500 turned up in Battery Park City last night, with each and every guest dressed in white.

WESTFIELD OFFERING BUSINESS INCUBATOR SPACE
The program has been created for small, locally owned businesses, and especially minority- and women-owned businesses.