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    In the News: Pressed Sandwiches

    Plus: Mafioso co-author; South End car crackdown; Shaun Hergatt officially leaves; Karkula in the country. / 1 comment

    Newsletter: Aug. 2

    TCQ&A: Karen Sachs • New Franklin Street Boutique • Nail Salons Mapped • Valentine No. 23 • Aamanns/Copenhagen • New FiDi Supermarket • More

    Seen & Heard: Aamanns Update

    Plus: Suzanne Vega; 7-Elevens to pop up like toxic mushrooms; Asphalt Green petition; theater critic Ben Brantley. / 10 comments

    In the News: BPC Security Insanity

    Plus: Three city buildings closer to being sold—or maybe not; tourist attacked with hammer; BPCA vs. Asphalt Green; oyster colony discovered; bike-share program possibly delayed; waffle truck; two loft sales; the World Financial Center; dad klatsch. / 2 comments

    Need Help Finding a Nail Salon?

    We've all heard the complaints about how every other empty storefront is turned into a nail salon—some of us have even done the complaining—but exactly how many are there around here? I created a handy-dandy map. / 5 comments

    TCQ&A: Karen Sachs

    "I once discussed ice cream flavors in Whole Foods with a very famous actor and Tribeca resident," says Karen Sachs, who has a personal-shopping and home-staging company (Renew Staging) and a relaunched handbag line (Tru Tru Design). "We were literally standing together with the freezer door open." / 2 comments

    In the News: New FiDi Supermarket

    Plus: Super Linda review; Gehry building shade violation; new retail space downtown; TimeBank. / 9 comments

    Valentine No. 23

    Labor neighbor. / 1 comment

    New Franklin Street Store

    A Tribecan is opening a boutique in the old Bu & the Duck space—the question is, which of her three lines will be sold there?

    Newsletter: July 30

    Karl Taro Greenfeld and His New Novel, "Triburbia" • Spontaneous Discovery in the Battery • Asphalt Green petition • Photo Safari • More

    In the News: Warren Street Feature

    Plus: More on Fulton Street's cute new café; Battery Park City singer on TV contest.

    Seen & Heard: Sign the Asphalt Green Petition

    Plus: Free semi-private training demo; new café on Fulton; Greenmarket update (including a neat new take-a-bag program); Ice Cream Sunday. / 8 comments