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Seen & Heard: Free Piano
...for the right organization. Plus: More anti-burglar tips from the NYPD; expanded hours for the Lilac; celebration of street art and break dancing; John Legend; Lovely bridal update. / 2 comments
In the News: Stuyvesant Bomb Scare
Plus: Portraits of newlyweds; Best Made review; Historic Front Street retail; Dough Re Mi in FiDi; is Calatrava designing a church destroyed on 9/11? / 1 comment
Vestry Wines Is Now 24 Hubert Wines
Not only has Vestry Wines decided to stay in its temporary post-Sandy location, it has also changed its name to 24 Hubert Wines, brought in an expert in California wines, renovated, and repriced downward. / 7 comments
Seen & Heard: Another Deli Bites the Dust
Plus: Vesey Street bridge elevators working again; JCP pop-up sale this week; fighting counterfeiters by punishing the buyers.
In the News: Tribeca Dads
Plus: Conversions on White Street; elevator report; Goldman Sachs lawsuit; students learn about pruning trees. / 1 comment
Goodbye Furniture, Hello Kids
Big changes are afoot at the intersection of Hudson and Beach/Ericsson. / 1 comment
Newsletter: June 10
Citizen Style • New Kids on the Block: ManuelRacim and NY Kids Club • New Amsterdam Market • The Butterfly • The Greek • Denny's Lawsuit • Photo Safari • More
Seen & Heard: Duane Park Rooftop Addition
Plus: Cool Seaport bar uncertain; another FiDi hotel?; spy-training workshop for kids; Espasso outdoor chairs; Tribeca E-liquid. / 5 comments
Real Estate Sales Report
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were recorded by the city in the past seven days (ending 6/8/13)—the sales may have taken place earlier.
New Kid on the Block: ManuelRacim
"We specialize in one thing and do it well," says Racim Allouani, co-founder of ManuelRacim, which opens tomorrow on Duane Park. That thing is custom-made shirts, which are less expensive than you think and can be completed in just two weeks.
In the News: Denny’s Lawsuit
Plus: Chase Manhattan Plaza still closed for no apparent reason; Sheldon Silver still in hot water; testing out aquaspinning; man hit by subway; "Ninja Turtles" film shoot; Seaport-based cruises; Nelson Blue.