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Bearable Lightness
Here's something you don't see every day: Hanging from the ceiling of Babesta Cribz is a chandelier made of 5,000 acrylic Gummi Bears, hand-strung in the shape of a sphere. / 2 comments
Exit Intérieurs
Intérieurs, the furniture-and-décor store that's been on Franklin for 10 years, is moving to E. 58th Street. The lease was up, and the owners thought it behooved them to be somewhere with more foot traffic. The good news? "Biggest sale ever."
The TCQ&A: “We Wrote Our Business Plan at Kaffe 1668”
Hanne Larsen and Melanie Zrihen, founders of Downtown Dance Factory, answer questions about Tribeca—including spotting a famous teenage crush, excellent French fries, and the neighborhood's most annoying street. / 5 comments
Roundup: It’s 80s Night
Maximize your massage at Equinox • PB & Caviar brings out more $15 sale items • A New York Sports Club deal • Where kids can make their own toys • Duane Park wants to take you to a special place
Roundup: Burned
Is Bouley in hot water? • Brick responds to recent allegations • A space on White called Space on White opens • Peeking inside Leo DiCaprio's loft • The cupcake trend • And more
Roundup: PB & Anna Sui
Sale at PB & Caviar • Last day for ice rink • City Hall vegetable garden? • Artistic fencing at 56 Leonard • What $7.5 million buys these days • Damon Dash's gallery opening • And more
Newsletter: Feb. 19
Hudson and Chambers construction • Big restaurant and bar coming to the Smyth • Pizza at Walker's • This weekend • TCQ&A: Christy Frank • And much more!
This Weekend’s Movies
Scorsese slums in "Shutter Island"; Demi Moore and Parker Posey as sisters; Oscar-nominated animated shorts; and "Annie," "The Red Shoes," and "Faster, Pusssycat! Kill! Kill!" What more could you want?
In Borbay’s Atelier
After I wrote about the painting of the Tribeca Grand Hotel that he's working on, artist Borbay invited me to Bevforce—the Tribeca-based company that commissioned the painting, and where he's painting—to get a look at the work in progress.
Roundup: Pier Review
Pier A gets another chance • Is the WFC WInter Garden getting redone? • "Dark Days" at Tribeca Cinemas • Race, cultural identity, and hip-hop at the Museum of Jewish Heritage • A director on shooting at Dylan Prime
30% Off Marc Forgione
Today's special on Blackboard Eats is 30% off dinner at Marc Forgione. If you haven't been Marc Forgione, initially known as Forge, is a very good restaurant on Reade Street.
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes
Updates on Chambers and Hudson construction • Walker's expansion • The big bar and restaurant coming to the Smyth • Liquor-license trouble at 50 Lispenard and 20/20 on Warren • Street fairs approved