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In the News: OWS Makes a Deposit
Plus: Atera's basement bar; 77 Reade sale; glass bathroom at 181 Hudson; Brooklyn Bridge noise to get worse. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Tribeca Film Festival’s Drive-In
The line-up. Plus: A clarification about Harry's Italian; Artists Space Books & Talks; Blue Moon Fish back at the Greenmarket; a comment about Bu & the Duck; Tribeca on Pinterest. / 1 comment
Eight New Enthusiasms
It’s been a while since I gathered together a bunch of things I’m feeling. Let the good vibes roll…. / 5 comments
New Store on Greenwich Street
A new store is opening in the old Gallery Viet Nam space (next to Viet Café), likely within 30 days. Want to know what it is?
Newsletter: Mar. 22
Tribeca street fashion • New Kid on the Block: Kaffe 1668 • Inside the Conrad New York hotel • Nosy Neighbor: 15 Canal • Morimoto's Tribeca restaurant • Temple Court • Much more
Seen & Heard: Antique Orange Closing
Plus: Harry's Italian in Goldman Alley; an interior designer's cast-offs; more decaf.
In the News: Palliative Care Center
Plus: North End Grill gets reviewed; Gehry penthouses; photographer loses view; Trinity Church squabble; egging Alexander Wang.
New Kid on the Block: Kaffe 1668
The popular Swedish café has opened its second shop—nine blocks north on Greenwich. The big difference is that this outpost will have a much more extensive food menu. / 3 comments
Nosy Neighbor: What’s Coming to 15 Canal Street?
"Any idea what’s coming to 15 Canal Street? I walked past it on Saturday and noticed some work was being done in the spot. A buddy said a high-end burger shop was going to open there, which I think would be fantastic." —D.
In the News: Michelle Obama Was Here
Plus: Temple Court hotel update; a "freedom trail" for the abolition movement; the new building at 137 Franklin; more on the Butterfly; 1WTC tenant drops out; inside Atera.
Inside the Conrad New York Hotel
I got a tour of the just-opened Conrad New York hotel yesterday afternoon, and this time I was allowed to take photos. It looks very nice—a world different than the Embassy Suites. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Morimoto’s Tribeca Restaurant
Plus: Macaron Day; TV show filming on Warren; Ancient Baths update; art supplies. / 1 comment