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In the News: Todd English Restaurant at the W Downtown
Plus: Fergie is headlining the gay pride dance; the best birthday party idea for DIY kids; Spring Studios marketing itself as event venue; ferry companies' relationships with those questionable ticket sellers at the Battery.
The Self-Care Boom Continues
A new waxing salon is opening on Chambers—and in the big picture, we possibly have more options for personal upkeep than anywhere else in Manhattan. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Gee Whiz’s Downsizing Is Bigger Than We Thought
Plus: Kung Fu Tea to also be the Eggettes House; the penthouse level at 443 Greenwich; imminent opening for a World Trade Center passageway; is the Cosmopolitan Hotel getting a new sign?; Bar Works is not taking all of 70 White after all. / 17 comments
Brooklyn’s Tallest Condo Tower
Open, light-filled residences with 11-foot ceilings and full-height windows open onto panoramic views of New York City’s greatest landmarks: the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Statue of Liberty, and beyond. / Sponsored
In the News: The North Cove Marina Docks Are Now Off Limits
Plus: The sleazy Lower Manhattan real estate deal that kept many buildings from being rent-stabilized; 9/11 Museum trying to woo resistant locals; new Austrian restaurant opens in FiDi. / 3 comments
Bangal Curry Has Closed
Another inexpensive restaurant has fallen victim to a rent increase. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: New Indian Restaurant
Plus: Aesop's Tribeca store is open; two run-ins with mentally ill people; Worth Street reconstruction will be even worse than suspected; vague parade signage; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting; two shoots. / 9 comments
Newsletter: May 23
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Seen & Heard: Preview the New Brooklyn Fare Market
Plus: The Worth Street reconstruction project has officially begun; dinner for two at tiny art gallery; Western Spirit moved across the street; concern about the W. Broadway jazz pop-up. / 2 comments
In the News: Alexander Wang Wants Out
Plus: Decrying the homogenization of Tribeca yet again; more intel on the new restaurant in the former Mekong space; the return of closed kitchens. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: New Spa Rumored
Plus: The Post-it war on Canal is worth checking out; peeking inside the lobby of 443 Greenwich; produce finally back at the City Hall Greenmarket; an ethical dilemma about disclosing who owns the mansion planned for Hubert Street. / 10 comments