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In the News: Leonardo DiCaprio Looks Again
Plus: A profile of Grace Hightower De Niro; model's pit bull attacks Balloon Saloon owner's toy poodle; the Flea and the Olsen twins; NYPD ticketing BPC cyclists; World Trade Center transportation hub. / 1 comment
Nosy Neighbor: What’s Up With 60 Hudson?
"Is it just a bunch of different office spaces? I was hoping that perhaps there was a conversion happening. And now there's even scaffolding up...." —M. / 2 comments
Newsletter: July 18
New Construction Update • Asphalt Green • David Weeks Studio • Ponte's • The Smile Newsstand • Abercrombie and Superdry • 22 Thames • More
Seen & Heard: Plans for Church Street Wine Bar Nixed
Plus: Capturing the men of Tribeca; Bell Bates school; film and advertising shoots; Where in Tribeca...? answer. / 1 comment
In the News: The Smile Is Opening a Café in Shinola
Plus: 22 Thames could be very tall; renderings of the Leonard's interiors; new FiDi beer garden; a long look at the South Street Seaport; beekeeping in Battery Park; police blotter. / 2 comments
In the News: Ponte’s Is Closed
Possibly for renovation, possibly for relocation. Plus: Rafael Viñoly designing downtown building; Pier 26 noise meeting; Square Diner cook; "high-tech" 7-Eleven. / 1 comment
More Furniture on Walker
A Dumbo-based company that makes furniture, lighting, and more is opening later this summer. Pictured: "The Rod Laver Gaming Chair [...] It's the most comfortable chair for playing Grand Theft Auto." / 1 comment
Checking in on All the New Construction
You know how you can't keep track of all the new buildings sprouting up? I walked and Citi Biked around the neighborhood so we'd have an up-to-date sense of what's happening where—shamelessly peeping through holes when necessary.
Seen & Heard: Abercrombie and Superdry Have Reopened
Plus: 37 Warren's topper; something coming to Less Less; Khe-Yo opening delayed a bit.
In the News: Searching for Quiet
Plus: Duane Park Patisserie's Madeline Lanciani on TV; why some parking signs say "AWM"; sexual harassment at Brookfield Place law firm; fire at Fulton Center; Magnolia Bakery opens in the Seaport; curator Raphael Rubinstein. / 5 comments