REPORTS OF NANCY WHISKEY’S DEMISE
ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED
So far, the bar is weathering the sale of the building, a rent increase and an uncertain future, but there are no plans to close.

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AN UPDATE ON THE MATERA PORTFOLIO
The Matera family acquired a dozen properties in the neighborhood starting in the 1970s; they are all either sold or in play now.

AND AN UPDATE ON THE BOLTEX / BELLE REVE PROPERTIES
The buildings at the corner of Walker and Church are in negotiations, with plans for a residential development that will encompass the whole corner.

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UPON THE PALACE WILL OPEN THIS FALL
The former Salaam Bombay space on Greenwich and Reade will be a Chinese restaurant operated by a group that has two others in Chelsea and Midtown.

SEEN & HEARD
It’s Fashion Week……so it’s lights up on Staple Street. Plus “Fast Fine” dining comes to Hudson Square; a report from the Best Deal in Town department.

A FRIENDS GROUP IS GREENING PECK SLIP PLAZA
Incorporated in 2022, a new non-profit is greening the quarter acre at the Seaport and holding their first event next weekend.

SEEN & HEARD
Puffy’s in pen & ink: All the Restaurants adds another sketch; Holywater adds weekend brunch; a Tribecan launches her latest book for middle schoolers.