January 19, 2015 Construction, Restaurant/Bar News, Shopping
••• The current state of the NBA All-Star Game Weekend tents at Canal and Varick.
••• Walked by Ivy’s Bistro this morning; the space is already undergoing a full demolition.
••• From Dale at Kanlo: “Kanlo Gourmet tea officially closed on January 16. However, to let you know that we are in dialogue to open in a different location in Tribeca or have teas available for our customers in Tribeca. We have agreed to ship free to all are customers at Tribeca.”
••• Someone found a cute cat at Broadway and Franklin.
••• A question from @jszinman from last May showed up randomly in my Twitter feed yesterday: “Will dogs be allowed in the new Bogardus Park?” The answer, from Friends of BG: “Dogs will be welcome in the plaza but not in the planted section for obvious reasons.”
••• I went to the new Bareburger at William and Ann streets the other day. I can’t say I loved it, but then I detest the song “American Pie” and I resent being forced to listen to all eight minutes of it in a public place, so that may have affected my perception. (Below: The Guadalupe veggie burger.) In any event, I added it to the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
••• Soho news: Puro Chile at Centre and Grand appears to be out of business (but maybe the wine part is still open?).
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wow, I know New York is all about change, but it feels like a little too much change going on for me right now. Every single reasonably priced restaurant seems to be leaving us. Sigh. New favorites will emerge, but I fear by the end of the year only high end steak houses or starbucks will survive.
What is the NBA tent going to be used for?
Nevermind, I actually clicked the link…
Less old neighborhood, more big, luxury buildings and chain stores. Look around kids, Tribeca’s going fast.