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Seen & Heard: El Vez Is on the Building
Plus: Five R stations getting renovated; Hudson storefront mystery (and availability); is 443 Greenwich stalled?; eating pizza for charity; 87 Leonard update. / 2 comments
In the News: Cafeteria Restaurant May Yet Happen
Plus: Biker-gang beatdown charges; inside glorious 5 Beekman; west Soho hotel to have rooftop bar; Seamless scam update; affordable housing in Hudson Square; heated sidewalks. / 6 comments
A Landmark Is Reborn
Parts of 502 Canal—long neglected, then finally renovated—have been unveiled. It's looking wonderful! / 2 comments
Worth Street Is About to Go One-Way
But it's only for three months (or so they say...). UPDATE: It's just one block, so you can probably not get too worried about this. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: City Hall Park’s Next Sculpture Exhibit
The Statue of Liberty, as body parts. Plus: Indian-Chinese food; Brooklyn Robot Foundry soft opening; Juice Press getting close?; half-marathon street closures; sidewalk damage.
In the News: Kindergarten Applications Are Up Over Last Year
Plus: Marc Forgione's cookbook; Quiznos bankruptcy; homeless encampment at the World Trade Center's E station; art show rave; former Southbridge Towers board president pleads guilty. / 1 comment
New Kid on the Block: Cafe Boca Ciega
"This is rocket fuel," says Osiel Rojas, cofounder of Cafe Boca Ciega, of "the first good cup of Cuban coffee in New York." Plus: A related gallery will soon open in the adjacent space.
The Gay Pride Pier Dance Is Coming Back
Also on March’s Community Board 1 agendas: Spring Studios to do some explaining; Hampton Jitney (expansion?); mysterious Megu liquor-license issue; and more.
In the News: Chipotle Menu Upgrade
Plus: Shabby behavior at Independent Plaza North; the history of 5 Beekman; inside Soho's new Smith & Mills sister restaurant; Greenhouse bottle fight; opposing diesel generator atop Sixth Avenue landmark.