LOFT PEEPING: JULIE FREMAR
The October issue of Elle features the Tribeca loft of stylist Leslie Fremar. It was decorated by friend, client, and “design freak” Julianne Moore.
BUSY FALL AHEAD!
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS: SUSHI OF GARI TRIBECA
The restaurant is tiny, and yet there’s lots of room for improvement.
SEEN & HEARD
••• 10/8: Asphalt Green protest update. Plus: New underground spa; progress at Warren Street prepared-food shop; Franklin Station wine bar name; “Made in Jersey” and “Law & Order: SVU” TV shoots; Cricketer’s Arms signage; Duane Reade closing?; innovative garbage cans; new allergist office.
••• 10/9: Church Street parties ticking off residents. Plus: Free geraniums tomorrow; Water Street block closed for six months; Inside Tribeca Loft Tour; 225 Rector Place.
••• 10/10: Chinese restaurant has closed. Plus: Westville Hudson opening date; tentative Asphalt Green rally date; Hunter College art school on its way; fun with textiles; Battery Park harvest festival; Canstruction.
A DUSTY GLIMPSE OF THE COMMERCIAL PAST
While I walk by 28 N. Moore and wonder about all the history inside, writer Valeria Likhova and photographer Marisa McGrody simply ask if they can go in and take a look around. They found some wonderful relics.
NEW SUBWAY ENTRANCE OPENS
I just checked out the new subway entrance at Broadway and Dey. Want to see some photos?
NINE EIGHT UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
If you know something, say something! Plus: One Two answered questions.
IN THE NEWS
••• 10/8: Pier 17 re-redesign. Plus: Mast Brothers’ Seaport shop is open; CB1 committee wants Hudson Square rezoning to have more open space.
••• 10/9: New FiDi café. Plus: Locanda Verde folks branch out; Jean-Georges Vongerichten sues over Matsugen space; art gallery to the rescue; 124 Hudson.
••• 10/10: Holland Tunnel entrance park. Plus: Asphalt Green without Asphalt Green?; post–St. Vincent’s health care downtown; morris dancing; Yunnan cuisine; Tribeca Grand temporary nightclub closed; tasting menus.