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In the News: DSW to Be DOA
Plus: The panhandling nun gets identified; the new loft law; a rapper drops the name of a Tribeca restaurant; Restaurant Week is extended; rough sailing at Pier A.
Reflections on the City
I've been enchanted by the patterns created when light bounces off one building and onto another. They remind me how much magic is left to be discovered in this city, even if you've lived here a while. / 4 comments
Newsletter: July 26
First impressions of Bouley Studio • Nirvana International • This week's events • Community Cooking Club • And much more
In the News: Brian May
Queen's guitarist came by last week. Plus: Grandaisy's panino greco, and the ghettoization of Tribeca.
Seen & Heard: BLT Bar & Grill
Opening this week in the new W hotel. Plus: a deal on a schooner or tugboat ride, and a tragic loss at Marc Forgione. / 1 comment
Too Many Chefs? No Such Thing
"Part potluck and part cooking class," the Community Cooking Club has just launched at the Bruce High Quality Foundation University. Alicia Kachmar interviews founder Tracy Candido about how she's combining food and art. / 1 comment
Foto Friday
This week: photos taken on Cortlandt Alley, West Broadway, Warren, Greenwich, and Hubert.
Seen & Heard: Nili Lotan
...announced the fall line and a new online store. Plus: Warren Street residents organizing a block association; Downtown Dance Factory partners with TADA! Youth Theater; Crazy Piano Guy; and the old Highland Park space on West Broadway.
In the News: W Downtown Giveaway
Plus: discounted rooms at the hotel; a review of Perfume Genius; a condo sale on Chambers; a BPC resident nominated for BPCA. / 2 comments
New Kid on the Block: Nirvana International
Amit Sharma has opened Nirvana International, a gallery of fine art and fine jewelry, on West Broadway. "It's been so great here!" he says. "Interesting people walk in, and they understand art." / 3 comments
First Impression(s): Bouley Studio
I'll be out of town this upcoming week—I'll be posting remotely because I am that dedicated—but consequently I won't be able to file a report about Bouley Studio. This is where you come in.... [Updated with reports and photos from readers] / 5 comments
Newsletter: July 23
Birdbath bakery is coming to Tribeca • Hotspot du jour: the Wooly • What's up this weekend • Photo essay: outdoor concerts • Where in Tribeca...? • And much more / 2 comments