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Newsletter: Dec. 31
New Kid on the Block: Drybar • Misspellings • Welcome to TweeBeCa • American Flatbread • Fika • New Amsterdam Market • East River Ferry • More
Seen & Heard: Two Restaurant Updates
Both on Church. Plus: Raccoon Lodge; New Amsterdam Market; where to go now that Mail Boxes Etc. is closed? / 7 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 12/29/12)—the sales may have taken place earlier. One is a longstanding restaurant....
In the News: East River Ferry Extension
Plus: Aamanns-Copenhagen reviewed; crime report; another big building east of City Hall Park; FiDi diner closing. / 2 comments
New Kid on the Block: Drybar
"We've had a lot of requests to come to Tribeca," said Drybar founder Alli Webb on the occasion of the 25th location (and fifth in Manhattan), opening today. "It's a natural fit for us. We love TenOverTen and SoulCycle!" P.S. Sorry, FiDivas, but the 180 Broadway location isn't happening (yet?).
Seen & Heard: American Flatbread Update
Plus: Fika update; two more World Financial Center closures.
In the News: New Amsterdam Market
Reopening in February. Plus: 249 Church Street loft comps; artist Nate Lowman; new FiDi building getting glassed. / 1 comment
Spelling Is Overeated Anyway
Certain errors are more noteworthy than others—when the wrong word is used, for instance, or when a new, funny-sounding word is created. / 6 comments
Newsletter: Dec. 27
Tribeca Then and Now: Hubert, Collister, and Greenwich • Reflections on the City • Pier 17 • All Good Things's Restaurant • More
In the News: Tracy Anderson
Plus: More end-of-year restaurant honors; Pier 17 on track; another fire at the World Trade Center; Bethenny and Jason separated; Independence Plaza; new Harrison chef; Fresh Salt reopened. / 2 comments