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Seen & Heard: Garage Fire
Plus: Nili Lotan branching out?; pop-up gallery; Maslow 6 Wine Bar menu; Hubert building façade work; New York Academy of Art exhibit. / 1 comment
The Proposed Hudson River Park Tax: A Response
A. J. Pietrantone, executive director of Friends of Hudson River Park, responds to yesterday's Open Letter post in opposition to the Neighborhood Improvement District and the corresponding tax. / 36 comments
In the News: Manhattan Star Map
Plus: New sections of the East River Waterfront coming online; Seaport embracing the NYC Half Marathon; Community Board 1 wants a piece of the Sandy aid pie; Sabor de Mexico review.
Big News About the Brookfield Place Food Court
Six leases have been announced: a cupcake bakery, an Asian sandwich shop, a burger joint, a grilled-cheese shop, a taqueria, a pizzeria, and a health-food restaurant. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Franklin Station Café Is Back
Sort of. Plus: Kale salad recipe; Jerry's Café has reopened; what's up at the old Carl's Steaks space?; dinner at Saleya; Scotch tasting; late nights at Tribeca Canvas; Pen Parentis lineup; Amish Market changes; Collect Pond Park. / 8 comments
Custom Shirtmaker Opening on Duane Park
What with J. Crew's Ludlow Shop next door, the Hudson edge of Duane Park is about to become menswear central (relatively speaking). / 3 comments
Newsletter: Feb. 21
Iconic Dishes of Tribeca • Ghostbusters Firehouse in Legos • 56 Leonard Floorplans • Hudson River Park Tax • Snowstorm Photos by Milo Hess • Greenwich Grill Pop-Up • Burberry • Street Pianos • More
Open Letter: The Hudson River Park Tax
A bunch of Tribecans are rallying behind a nine-point memo about why the Friends of Hudson River Park's plan for a Neighborhood Improvement District—and corresponding tax—is a bad idea. There's a petition, too. / 4 comments
56 Leonard Floorplans
Curbed spotted a bunch of listings for the building on StreetEasy, with floorplans and prices, and Buzz Buzz Home has the maintenance fees.