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Seen & Heard: Three Hudson River Park Updates
Grand Banks opening date, City Vineyard progress, and the miniature golf course. Plus: Vacate order on Duane; new coworking space coming to 100 Barclay; puppet show this weekend; Kitchensurfing wants you. / 4 comments
In the News: Another Art Fair This Spring
Plus: More on the Water Street arcade plan; replacement sculpture for Broadway landmark; the city comptroller's attempt to cut red tape; breakfast at Eataly; disappointment in the World Trade Center Oculus and time-lapse video of its construction. / 2 comments
The Krav Maga Institute Is Opening a Tribeca Studio
The self-defense system was developed in the Israeli Defense Forces, and now it's also used for fitness. You, too, can learn the "Superman punch."
Luxury Condo Living in Brooklyn
Introducing the Brooklyn Trust Company Building: A full-service condominium with three-, four-, and five-bedroom residences in the heart of Brooklyn Heights. / Sponsored
In the News: The Dearth of Gas Stations
It could be trouble during an emergency. Plus: What looks like a sweetheart deal for the Battery Maritime Building; remembering Peter Stanford, instrumental in Seaport preservation; when New York's first great hotel was on Broadway. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Tribeca Film Festival Tickets Go on Sale Today
Plus: Downtown Alliance responds to the "FiDi Landgrab" post; "Youarenowhere" extended at 3LD Art and Technology Center; kids' classics onstage; Robert Janz posters. / 1 comment
Another Store Is Closing
I always enjoyed making eye contact with the wig heads in the Manhattan Beauty Supply window. They're simultaneously haughty and glum, as if they can't believe life turned out this way. / 8 comments
April 5 & 14: Open Houses at Pine Street School
We combine two globally recognized best practices—Montessori and International Baccalaureate—to build problem solvers and thought leaders with a passion for doing big things. Meet staff, visit our Design Technology Lab, and learn about our dual language immersion approach. / Sponsored
In the News: Maserati Is Leaving Tribeca
Plus: The plan to put tolls on the East River bridges moves forward; alleged attempted rape at the Conrad hotel; Community Board 1 wants the new FiDi school to be bigger; Tribeca Film festival pulls the anti-vaccine film; Good Stock. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Raw Oatmeal Bar
Plus: ChiBeCa building said to be on the market; 3 and 4 World Trade Center; a theory about Le Pain Quotidien in Battery Park City; "Law & Order: SVU" back for a three-day shoot; newsletter upgrade. / 11 comments
Newsletter: Mar. 28
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Beers and Leers
The latest update on Raccoon Lodge and New York Dolls, one of which is rumored to have found a new home nearby. / 1 comment