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    Seen & Heard: Things Are Looking Grim at J&R

    Plus: Soho furniture store temporarily on Walker; "Three Amigos!" screening; Harrison townhouse on the market; multi-sensory happiness installation; art exhibit. / 3 comments

    New Private School Opening Minutes from Downtown Manhattan

    BASIS Independent Brooklyn is a member of the mostly highly accomplished US family of schools: Its flagship schools in Arizona regularly top the lists of best American high schools. Learn more at an upcoming information session. / Sponsored

    New Kid on the Block: The Live Well Company

    The new, larger Live Well Company is a gym and a personal fitness studio, and all that open space allows for a focus on athletic performance. "Our members want to get most out of their workout in the limited time they have," says cofounder Anne Marie Bennick.

    Seen & Heard: Lunch at the Greek

    Plus: Drinking on Pier 25?; Hudson Food Hall update; the state of the Smile's newsstand; holiday grab bag at American Flatbread; "Boardwalk Empire" shoot; City Hall Wine & Spirits's move; trunk sale benefit; "Where in Tribeca...?" answer.

    TCQ&A: Amanda Culpepper

    "For our wedding anniversary, my husband rented out a SoulCycle studio just for the two of us," says the founder of Nanpower, which monetizes nannies' spare time. "And he even persuaded Laurie Cole to lead us." / 33 comments

    In the News: Fire on Warren

    Plus: Agita over the 9/11 Museum's opening events; Taylor Swift steps out with her cat; listings for 15 Leonard. / 1 comment

    Seen & Heard: Street-Art Tapestries

    Plus: Juice Press opening pushed back; Burger King update; Downtown Little School auction; local kid welcomes Taylor Swift with a song; Build Schools Now meeting. / 3 comments

    A New Restaurant on Warren

    Also on April’s Community Board 1 agendas: Bareburger to open in FiDi; a restaurant possibly called Hedgie; gay pride dances; St. Nicholas church; Fulton Center retail plans; more.

    Newsletter: Mar. 31

    Taylor Swift • Broadway Development • Blow-Dry Bar • Entrepreneur Justin Hsu • J&R • Tetsu Trouble • Tiny's • More

    In the News: Softcore Mommyporn

    Plus: Man dies crossing subway tracks; the menu at Daruma-Ya; head of World Trade Center security resigns.

    Blow-Dry Bar Revealed

    It's the first New York City location for a brand based in South Beach. Plus: House calls.

    Seen & Heard: Trouble at Tetsu

    Plus: J&R in a possible partnership; Rite Aid relocates tonight; guest chef Roxanne Spruance at All Good Things; Broadway store closes.