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    Newsletter: Oct. 13

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    Under the Brooklyn Bridge

    While wandering around the other day, I ended up under the Brooklyn Bridge and I fell in love—with the old infrastructure that reminds me of the way Tribeca used to be, with the tangle of ramps, with the general derelictness. / 6 comments

    Buddha Bar Has Been Approved

    The State Liquor Authority agreed to grant Buddha Bar a liquor license, but with rigorous stipulations insisted on by local residents. / 4 comments

    Seen & Heard: Regal Cinema Changes

    Plus: Café opening on Canal; Baked's facelift (and new savory menu); Brooklyn Fare supermarket has opened; coping mechanisms on Warren; 111 Murray update. / 3 comments

    In the News: Food Carts Could Get Doubled

    Plus: Millennials are said to be taking over FiDi; a dearth of long-term health care in the area; you can rent the apartment above the Ear Inn. / 6 comments

    Nosy Neighbor: What’s NASA Planning on Canal Street?

    "They are setting up a NASA event at Canal and Varick. Do you have any more information on this event?" —M.

    The Unhistoric Townhouse

    The new building at 187 Franklin is looking crazy-in-a-good-way: Check out photos taken behind the construction netting, including a few of the interior. / 2 comments

    Seen & Heard: The Four Seasons Hotel Plaza

    Plus: The opening of Canal Street Market was pushed back; Pier A ditched its fine-dining restaurant; "The Affair" and "Power" shoots; Greenwich Street tower; pretty light at the World Trade Center Oculus. / 4 comments

    In the News: Grand Banks Spinoff

    Plus: "Love locks" to be cut from the Brooklyn Bridge; St. John's Terminal project to lose its High Line park; St. Paul statue; new Australian café in FiDi.

    Sacco & Vanzetti Bistro Has Closed

    It opened in the summer of 2015.

    Seen & Heard: Soho Pharmacy Is Changing Its Name

    Plus: Views of 56 Leonard as the hoist comes down; Baked is getting a facelift; egregious police parking; 70 Vestry pokes up above ground; Target enthusiasm; 24 Hubert Wines is back; action at a Washington Street storefront?

    Newsletter: Oct. 10

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