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    Seen & Heard: Rumored Steakhouse

    Plus: The New York Dolls reopening party; what to expect at the "Experience Mars" event; why the Broadway bus bulb remains unfinished; show of 1970s art at Hal Bromm Gallery; looking down on Barclay Tower. / 2 comments

    First Impressions: Fowler & Wells

    The first restaurant to open in the Beekman hotel is Tom Colicchio's Fowler & Wells, serving Frenchified New American fare in a genteel room. / 2 comments

    Newsletter: Oct. 27

    Subscribe to the twice-weekly Tribeca Citizen newsletter by entering your email address where it says "Subscribe" in the right column and following the instructions. You can unsubscribe at any time.

    In the News: Inside Augustine

    And how to reserve. Plus: Councilman wants to stop more Pier 40 air rights from being sold; 56 Leonard photo essay; proposed law to allow cyclists to use pedestrian signals instead of vehicle signals; database of buildings that should be rent-stabilized, based on tax incentives they have received. / 3 comments

    Seen & Heard: More on Pearl River Mart’s New Store

    Plus: Warm pretzels with mustard; the private dog run on Warren; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting; a martial-arts studio has moved; the River Project's "Release of the Fishes."

    New Kid on the Block: Skin Laundry

    Yen Reis founded Skin Laundry in Santa Monica in 2013, when she couldn't find the same level of skincare that she had experienced in Asia. The company's fifteenth location opens tomorrow on W. Broadway—with a day of free treatments for everyone.

    In the News: Violent High School Students

    Plus: The apartment of La Garçonne founder Kris Kim; inside a Tribeca triplex; opposition to the Battery Park City Authority's South End Avenue revamp; the return of Canstruction; M1 bus extension. / 2 comments

    Seen & Heard: New York Dolls Update

    Plus: Admission to the Experience Mars event; former Matsugen space being demolished; zebra crosswalks popping up all over; why Les Halles is now closed weekends; Nickel & Diner restaurant; action in the old Shoofly space. / 12 comments

    Thom Browne Is Opening a Women’s Store

    The fashion designer is doubling down on Hudson Street.

    The Return of Pearl River Mart

    Its new store will be much smaller, but in Tribeca. / 4 comments

    In the News: Final Design for the Trinity Church Tower

    Plus: Another look at the apartment of Nadine and Matt Abramcyk; woman dies in bus accident; mini-mall for online merchants; eyebrow-raising election results in Chinatown; Seaport hot-dog vendor attacked. / 5 comments

    Seen & Heard: Soho Pharmacy’s Identity Crisis

    Plus: A new newsstand on Chambers; Les Halles is now closed weekends; Lower Manhattan Community Church's annual Pumpkin Patch event; more on the Canal Park Conservancy (which could use your help). / 5 comments