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Roc Has Closed
The restaurant always seemed ingrained in the neighborhood, and it will be missed. / 34 comments
Reade Street Mystery Solved
A catering company specializing in grain bowls is opening a kitchen in the former home of Okami Sushi.
Seen & Heard: Garage for Sale
Plus: Pier 17 is looking pretty done; Mamo chef opening something on Beekman; new condo to have a tween lounge, among other amenities; 10 Corso Como fashion boutique.
Rendering for a New Nine-Story Building on Canal Street
No plans have been filed yet, and the project—likely rental apartments—is subject to Landmarks Preservation Commission approval. / 1 comment
Newsletter: Feb. 27
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Seen & Heard: Depressing Explanation for Hudson Street Traffic
Plus: Still no activity at Greenwich Street hotel site; Artisan event at Stillfried Wien; the big pit that is 30 Warren; painting exhibit at Steven Amedee; cracking the cheese. / 1 comment
In the News: Unbuilt Maya Lin Mansion on the Market
Plus: "Sphere" sculptor Fritz Koenig died; Dean & DeLuca on Wall Street said to involve a diner; the Bayonne Bridge. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Broadway Store Closings
Plus: A pretty renovation on Canal Street; Over the Rhine playing City Winery; a salon shifts downmarket; Battery Park City's new garbage cans.
Seen & Heard: Pushing for Car-Free Streets in FiDi
Plus: Netting extended at the Battery Park City ball fields; update on the Duane Reade pharmacists whose store is closing; utility work at Tribeca's Cornerstone; Reade Street retail space mystery; a late Tribeca artist's show at David Zwirner. / 3 comments
New Kid on the Block: Saks Fifth Avenue Men’s Store
The emphasis is on high-end brand names—Saint Laurent, Thom Browne, Paul Smith, Canada Goose, etc.—with areas devoted to bags, fragrance and grooming, sunglasses, headphones, and a lot of shoes, especially sneakers. / 2 comments
In the News: Recipes from King Restaurant
Plus: The 1st Precinct's "hipster cop" is retiring; Todd English pulled out of the restaurant at the W hotel; Blue Ribbon Federal Grill opening forecast. / 3 comments