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    Seen & Heard: Tiny’s Opening

    Plus: $1 pizza; getting into Tribeca Film Festival's opening night; beach volleyball; sales on shoes and pens; CB1 meeting; Plein Sud party.

    Coming Soon: Pretty Things

    A fancy designer is moving his shop from Soho to Walker Street. And yes, I'm going to make you click to find out who it is. / 1 comment

    Just in Time for Cinco de Mayo…

    Is an event space turning into a restaurant? / 1 comment

    CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes

    What was discussed: Sazón's behavior problems, the restaurants coming to the old Columbine space and 61 Reade (read the menus!), and "roving firebombs."

    Newsletter: Apr. 14

    UPDATED WITH FIXED LINKS Il Matto • TCQ&A: Tory Weil • 12 Tweets of Tribeca • Permascaffolding • Food-truck explosion • Tom Otterness • Much more

    Il Matto Answers

    The Il Matto folks tried to explain themselves at last night's meeting of the CB1 Tribeca committee. It was a little ugly, and just in the traditional neighbors-vs.-owners way. / 2 comments

    In the News: Alexander Wang’s Loft

    A shame all about the fur and animal skins. Plus: $30 million triplex on Duane; Theater Bar's banquettes; more Stuzzicheria changes; Lake Deutsche Bank; Seaport Museum; more.

    Seen & Heard: Church Planting

    Plus: Stuzzicheria's new chef; Capucine sample sale/trunk show today; Billy Bragg, Joan Osborne, and Taylor Hicks at City Winery; Moomah's journal.

    In the News: Food Truck Explosion

    Plus: The dog skeleton in Tom Otterness's closet; big media tenant at 100 Church; Brushstroke; 471 Washington sales report. / 1 comment

    What’s Going on at Il Matto?

    Is it closed? Turning into a nightclub? Getting a facelift? UPDATE: It's closed; the new owner is who wants to make it into a club. UPDATE AGAIN: It's closed, but there are not new owners and the place will still do business as Il Matto. / 1 comment

    12 Tweets of Tribeca

    Welcome to Tweebeca, where everything is just poo in comparison.

    Permascaffolding

    A reader's rant inspires the question: Which building's longstanding scaffolding bothers you the most? / 2 comments