Seen & Heard: Frenchette, uptown

FRENCHETTE OPENS LE VEAU D’OR
Frenchette owners Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson have reopened the Midtown classic Le Veau d’Or, on East 60th Street. This is the restaurant’s 87th year.

GLAM UP FOR AUDREY MATLOCK
Tribecan and architect Audrey Matlock has given her office on West Broadway an upgrade. Thanks to W., a satisfied local client of hers, for the snap.

FREE SUMMER THURSDAYS AT THE JEWISH MUSEUM
The Museum of Jewish Heritage is hosting free summer Thursdays from 4 to 8p with live music, mah jongg lessons, exhibition tours, and views of the harbor and drinks at the Lox cafe. More info here.

IN MEMORIAM: STEVE ROSSI
The Broadsheet has an obituary for Stephen Mauro (“Steve”) Rossi, who lived for decades at 99 Battery Place and who died suddenly at age 71. “For longtime residents of the half-dozen Liberty buildings developed by Milstein Properties in the neighborhood, Mr. Rossi was the go-to contact for problems large and small. But some of his most consequential work took place outside of public view.” He helped get residents access to the neighborhood after 9/11; played a central role in formulating and then advocating for a proposal that would save residents on ground rent increases; helped estanlish play space for students of the Peck Slip School; helped keep residential buildings running during covid; and helped seek a new agreement on ground rents that will endure beyond the 2040s.

 

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