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    First Impressions: Tablao

    The new Spanish restaurant Tablao is among the most designed establishments in the area—from the wall of mirrors to the colored LEDs to the trompe l'oeil bedazzled lizard wallpaper. / 9 comments

    Newsletter: Oct. 31

    First Look: Calatrava's St. Nicholas Church • John WIllenbecher's Sandy Memoir • New Kid on the Block: The Little Gym • Clocktower Gallery • Tartinery • Taryn Toomey • FiDi Probation Office • Creative Juice • More

    In the News: Two New Landmarks

    Plus: There's a Tribeca magazine?; NYPD and Port Authority disagreeing about World Trade Center security; Synagogue for the Arts. / 3 comments

    Seen & Heard: “Talking Transition” at Canal and Varick

    Plus: Funky mystery buildout on Broadway; Soho Photo contest winners; what's happening at 172 Duane? / 3 comments

    New Kid on the Block: The Little Gym

    "We're a legitimate gymnastics facility, with the added benefit of a playspace," says Kate Kennard, director of the Little Gym outpost that just opened at Hudson and Ericsson.

    Seen & Heard: Creative Juice

    Plus: New liquor store; construction starting at big Hudson Square site?; sidewalk piano recital; Community Board 1 testimony; Pen Parentis lineup; Corbin Building neighbor; trick-or-treating among the dead. / 5 comments

    In the News: FiDi Probation Office

    Plus: Preserving Sandy's scars; 70 Pine developer promises decent restaurant; 90 Franklin analysis; Lou Reed and David Bouley; new FiDi barbecue joint.

    First Look: Santiago Calatrava’s Design for St. Nicholas Church

    The architect "set out to provide a building and sequence of spaces that would directly address the traditional Greek liturgy while creating a spatially varied architectural procession.” / 42 comments

    Sandymonium

    After Hurricane Sandy struck New York City, artist John Willenbecher wrote a memoir about life during the aftermath. It's a thoroughly charming, valuable account of a week of powerlessness—with long days and even longer nights. / 4 comments

    In the News: Tartinery at Brookfield Place

    Plus: Tribeca fitness phenom Taryn Toomey; leaky pipes (and a hefty bill) at Asphalt Green; Banksy rants against 1 World Trade Center. / 3 comments

    Time’s Up for the Clocktower Gallery

    This is not a surprise, but it's disappointing just the same: The Clocktower Gallery is leaving its perch atop 346 Broadway. Go before it gets turned into a penthouse! You'll feel like you're going off the grid. / 1 comment

    Newsletter: Oct. 28

    World Trade Center Passageway • Robin Brouillette Pop-Up • W. Broadway Bike Lanes • New Kid on the Block: Postmasters • Citigroup Renewal • Ellis Island • New Coffee Shop • More