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In the News: Unkempt City Hall Park
Plus: Fire at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse; police vehicle gets hoisted into the air by a World Trade Center security bollard; time-lapse video of the mural at 100 Franklin. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Silent Summer Dance Party
Plus: The first Summer Streets shutdown is today; DIY peephole; pretty new windows at a Reade Street conversion; more info on the new Pret a Manger.
In the News: More Options for Church Street Building Makeover
Plus: François Payard has left his bakery chain; progress for the proposed new park in FiDi; Dirty Bird partnering with Chambers Street Wines. / 2 comments
Nosy Neighbor: What’s the YogaSmoga Townhouse on Greenwich Street?
"The door at 428 Greenwich has a sign on it saying 'YogaSmoga Townhouse.' I see that YogaSmoga is a yoga clothing brand, but what's the townhouse part about?" —K.
Seen & Heard: Nobu’s Final Months in Tribeca
Plus: What the "no parking" signs on Duane are there for; Tribeca Meet & Greet; 5 Franklin Place's main entrance; Sixth Avenue liquor store; another window cat on Warren. / 3 comments
In the News: Rescued Jumper Is a Murder Suspect
Plus: Mugger punches man who refuses to hand over money; shoe store robbed by a pack of teens; the history of 110 Reade; Landmarks Preservation Commission allows $95 million expansion in exchange for two elevators.
Seen & Heard: Naturino Kids’ Shoe Store Is Open
Plus: Independence Plaza North rep on the Greenwich Street sidewalk construction; Pret a Manger on Chambers appears open; 3 World Trade Center continues to get glassed; the plazas flanking the Oculus; where to celebrate National Patrón Papi Day.
Another Parking Lot Is Toast
And Warren Street is getting yet another ground-up construction project. / 6 comments
Newsletter: Aug. 4
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In the News: Man Threatening to Jump from Building
Plus: The former Tribeca Cinemas building will become "mixed-use office retail and lifestyle facility"; steak frites specialists to open on Watts Street; restaurateur Elio Guaitolini; downtown workforce continues to grow. / 4 comments
Novelty Quest: Crab Night
The search for new experiences takes Caroline Wilson Kaufman to the Hideaway on Duane Street, which flies in blue crabs from Maryland every Sunday and Monday in summer. It makes for a smashing meal.