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    Newsletter: Sept. 4

    TCQ&A: Clinton Kelly • New Cocktail Bar in Tribeca • White Street Restaurant • Revenge of the Farmers • SoulCycle Renovations • Nosy Neighbor: Maiden Lane Restaurant • Denny's Review • More

    In the News: First Look at White Street Restaurant

    Plus: Opening forecasts for Northern Tiger, Amada, the Smyth's restaurant, and more; update on Brookfield Place's Le District (including restaurant names); BFX Studio is opening in FiDi; Trinity Church supersized its new glass tower; 81 White loft.

    Seen & Heard: SoulCycle Is Closing for Three Weeks

    Total Tribeca meltdown alert! Plus: Washington Market Tavern lunch starts today; Loft Tour tickets on sale; Aqua goes salty; Warren storefronts on the market; 19 Park Place renderings; author Dawn Wells in person; Albany Street Plaza. / 3 comments

    A Cocktail Bar Is Opening at Hudson and Thomas

    Theater Bar's Albert Trummer is back.

    Nosy Neighbor: Which Restaurant Is Opening at 9 Maiden Lane?

    "It used to be a deli, and rumor (and permits) say it'll be an eating establishment, but I was curious as to what kind. I live nearby and I'm hoping I'll finally get my long-awaited and elusive 'local' place to hang out." —D. / 1 comment

    In the News: Denny’s Reviewed

    Plus: Four dead bodies have washed up in the Hudson lately; downtown's newest "tallest residential skyscraper"; suggested Fashion Week hangouts; Gateway Plaza lawsuit. / 1 comment

    Seen & Heard: A New School for Parents

    Plus: Historical photo of W. Broadway; Kutsher's Tribeca sign; Quiznos said to have been evicted; Strawberry is now Bolton's; camera obscura video; Congolese wrestlers.

    TCQ&A: Clinton Kelly

    "The lychee martinis at Nobu go down way too easily," says Clinton Kelly, moderator of ABC talk show "The Chew" and designer of a new tabletop line. "I've gotten myself into some serious trouble with those." / 3 comments

    In the News: Up-and-Coming Crossword Maven

    Plus: Another Kitchenette; CrossFit classes for kids; comparing 1914 menus from Fraunces Tavern and Delmonico's to those of today.

    Seen & Heard: 56 Leonard Waterfall

    Plus: Storefronts in the PATH passageway; another likely new nail salon; children's store opens tomorrow; 1 Vandam curtain wall; Robert Janz collages. / 2 comments

    Revenge of the Farmers

    Things at Saturday morning's Tribeca Greenmarket got a little tense.... / 19 comments

    Newsletter: Sept. 1

    Karaoke Bar on Murray • Valentine No. 40: Gone Green • 66 Leonard Restaurant Evicted; Bogardus Park Design • Depressing New Pizza Joint • Rihanna on the Prowl • New Amsterdam Market • More