LOWER MANHATTAN IN 1980: A PHOTO ESSAY
In 1980, Ed Sijmons and LouiseLH of Amsterdam visited New York City and took hundreds of photos—including of FiDi, Chinatown, the Village, and the Lower East Side.

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WHY SPEND ANOTHER WINTER HERE?
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A DELIGHTFUL AUGUST SURPRISE
The huge new mural at Franklin and Church is by the artist JR. Check it as a work in progress and in its finished state.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 8/3: Free fireboat rides. Plus: Motorcycle rentals in Tribeca; change of plans at the W Hotel’s restaurant; sign of progress at N. Moore conversion; Muse Paintbar opening soon; Papyrus puts up signage; Dark Horse storefront.
••• 8/4: Wichcraft BLT season is here (above). Plus: Chinese circus and acrobat show; fashion shoot on Franklin; Le District’s weekend-only juice bar; 3 World Trade Center won’t appear to block 4 World Trade.
••• 8/5: The guys who rowed across the Atlantic. Plus: Schimmel Center at Pace University’s 2015-2016 schedule; South Street Seaport starts a “Cultural District”; rendering for new school up on Greenwich; shoots for “Broad City” and a production company.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 8/3: Another pistol-packing tourist arrested at the 9/11 Memorial. Plus: Duran Duran concert canceled; pay by the class at Tracy Anderson; shop the closet of T Magazine’s publisher (above); artist’s loft in Soho; money allotted for East River park development.
••• 8/4: Eataly and H&M said to open by Christmas. Plus: Vipp’s first American home goods showroom is on Murray Street; Arcade Bakery honored; baby born on PATH concourse; Citi Bikes on Governors Island.
••• 8/5: Pier 17 held up by plans for glass canopy. Plus: The intersection of Centre and Reade in 1901; revamp of former 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza gets OK to add 200,000 square feet of retail; bus driver assaulted in Tribeca; Fraunces Tavern gets Sandy funds; woman with kids attacked after midnight.

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VALENTINE NO. 45
I am going to miss these trees so much. They’ll be casualties of 100 Franklin, where work is imminently slated to start.

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