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Seen & Heard: Organic Avenue Rumor
Plus: Faking 1920s Havana; the vendors at next weekend's New Amsterdam Market; Worth Street retail openings; karate open house; Centre Street wine bar. / 3 comments
The Barleycorn Compromise
Residents persuaded the owners to limit the use of the Murray Street entrance. Plus: There will be pizza.
In the News: Sheldon Silver Thinks We’re Idiots
Plus: Rowing studio looking to open here; thefts in Tribeca; 9/11 Museum kicks out reporter; Governors Island opens this weekend; South Street Seaport shops and restaurants; jewelry studio. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: La Garçonne Is Open
Plus: Fundraising drive for Church Street School; El Vez margarita workaround; brownies at Le Pain Quotidien; Showboat Circus; checking in on Canal Street hotels.
In the News: Another Hideaway
Plus: 9/11 Museum restaurant rant; Time Inc. signs lease here; New York Academy of Art; frightening theft on Desbrosses; Pier 40 deal secretly done months ago; New York Ranger; 1 Wall Street sold; Pier A bells; Seaport food trucks and sailing; Canal Street building. / 1 comment
Bigger! Better! The New Collect Pond Park Is Open
The long-overlooked Collect Pond Park has finally reopened after a major renovation, including an expansion, and it's lovely. The centerpiece is a wide water feature that nods to the area's history. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Cafeteria Opposition
Plus: Northwest Tribeca landmark unveiled; elegant Starbucks signage; Washington Market Tavern; Lower Manhattan Tuesdays; 56 Leonard popping up all over. / 3 comments
Newsletter: May 22
New Kid on the Block: Arcade Bakery • Danny Meyer's 9/11 Museum Restaurant • First Impressions: Il Principe • Park Place Tower • Cafeteria Rendering • 30 Park Place Interiors • Saks Off Fifth • Brooks Brothers • La Garçonne • Tuto Il Giorno • More
Renderings for 30 Park Place
Those floor plans for 30 Park Place—a.k.a. the Four Seasons Hotel and Bulwark Against the Revolution—just got easier to imagine: We now have renderings of the interiors. / 2 comments
In the News: Brooks Brothers Is Going to Close
...and Saks Off Fifth is taking its place. Plus: Bâtard menu and photos; Pier 40 proposal update; the Onion on the 9/11 Museum restaurant; a Vince boutique at Brookfield Place; gala outrage; China Blue cocktail; Broadway building not going residential. / 1 comment