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What’s in Store for West Broadway?
A big chunk of storefront at 40 Worth—a.k.a. 220 Church—has been freed up (at the expense of that strange mock supermarket). Now what? / 1 comment
New Kid on the Block: Color Me Mine
"I love art," says Yanping Chen, owner of the new Color Me Mine Tribeca on Reade. "I appreciate all different kinds of art, especially art that has individual character." / 7 comments
In the News: Conrad Rooftop Bar
Plus: World Financial Center redo; smoking ban in city parks; blind attraction; P.S. 234 kindergarten lottery; Carmine's not happening; new buildings going on sale; City Winery owner's loft; half-marathon gets dissed; Pussycat Lounge.
Update: Prime Essentials
I spoke with Josh Rahmani, the affable CEO of Prime Essentials, which is opening its first store at 88 Leonard (at Broadway). What I learned....
Newsletter: Feb. 3
One World Trade Center • CB1 agendas • January refresher • New Kid on the Block: Crewcuts Tribeca • Borscht Belt deli • PB & Caviar sale • What's up this weekend • More
What’s Up This Weekend
Gangster children, Jackie O, and the Year of the Rabbit are just a few of the highlights on this weekend’s agenda.
In the News: 88 Leonard on the Block
Plus: The Harrison's Jimmy Bradley; Verizon building sold; Sweet Lily honored; Tribeca is restaurant central.
Seen & Heard: PB & Caviar Sale
And the store is reopening on the Lower East Side. Plus: Deals for Kidville and spa treatments; landscape-painting show; kissing for discounts.
January Refresher
Openings! Birth-control jokes! Snow! More snow! In case you missed it, here’s what happened in and around Tribeca last month.
On the Agendas…
This month's CB1 committees are discussing all sorts of interesting matters: BPC ice rink, Ed's Lobster Bar, Harry's Italian, public art, Blue School, Hazelden.... Update: BPC ballfields meeting (re: ice rink) has been postponed till Feb. 10. / 3 comments
In the News: Borscht Belt Deli
Plus: Fascinating story in BPC (disorderly conduct or payback?); therapy for grieving pet owners; Southbridge Towers vs. Downtown Hospital; Chambers Street trees. / 2 comments