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In the News: A Toast to Shigure
Plus: Apexart's "Death of a Cameraman" show; loving some smashed avocado toast; teenage chef at 27 Debrosses (and an updated menu). / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Have You Seen This Groper and Toddler-Licker?
(Update: It was a prank.) Plus: Jacques Torres's factory is moving away; Box Kite Coffee pop-up extended; Old Seaport block party; food-scrap collection at the Bowling Green Greenmarket; weekend bridge closure; keychains; new gallery on Varick; "The Money." / 7 comments
The Glassy New Building Coming to Sixth Ave.
Call it the Two Triangles Building—fascinating as much for the design as for what it says about how much real estate is worth around here that such a noted developer would bother with two leftover parking lots. / 29 comments
In the News: More on Remix’s Cabaret License Attempt
Plus: Gurhan jewelry opening date; Miley Cyrus's stylist; Simit + Smith's Turkish coffee maker.
New Kid on the Block: Stitched Tribeca
Battery Park City resident Val Chan has opened a crafting center on Warren—with classes and workshops for adult and kids, as well as a gallery where makers can sell their wares. "Nothing is mass-produced," she says. / 1 comment
The Scoop on the Jewelry Store Coming to Franklin Street
A jewelry store is indeed opening at 160 Franklin—it's the first U.S. boutique from an international brand.
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes (October)
Including a vote of approval for the Gee Whiz guys' new restaurant, construction noise at the Leonard, beer/wine for a coffee bar, the New York City Rescue Mission's expansion, and Atera's private-dining room. / 2 comments
The City Comes Clean on Its Criminal Summons Court Plans
The city does indeed intend to move the criminal summons court from 346 Broadway (at Leonard) to 40 Worth (specifically, the entrance at Thomas and W. Broadway), and Tribecans are way pissed. / 11 comments
The Restaurant at 27 Desbrosses
Last night's meeting of Community Board 1's Tribeca Committee finally brought confirmation that Gunther Bilali of Anchor Bar is opening a restaurant at 27 Desbrosses (the southeast corner of Washington). Check out the floorplan (with DJ booth) and menu....
Newsletter: Oct. 10
Criminal Court on W. Broadway? • Loft Peeping: Outdoorsy Tech Entrepreneur • Nosy Neighbor: Dining With Dogs • NSA Billboard • Terra Wine Bar • 11 N. Moore • Church Street Tower • More