The theater company "recently learned that the usage authorized by the City when the company first moved into the building 25 years ago does not align with the current operations in the space." / 1 comment
Plus: Rumored nightclub underneath the Beekman hotel; "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" on stage; Seaport warning; Peter Murphy in concert; donated studio space for artists. / 7 comments
Plus: A mural inside the new store; when three northwest Tribeca streets will be paved (and how they used to be cobblestoned); outdoor seating at Jack's Stir Brew; show of paintings at Steven Amedee Gallery. / 9 comments
Plus: Chicago-style all-beef hot dogs; sidewalk chalk-drawing contest; sketching Duane Street; Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency meeting. / 6 comments
Plus: Washington Street tower rendering; first visit to the SeaGlass carousel; female self-portraiture show; second-floor Chinese restaurant. / 1 comment
Plus: The Cosmopolitan cocktail was more-or-less invented at the Odeon; replica of Syrian arch destroyed by ISIS installed in City Hall Park; review of Concepts skatewear store.
Plus: A visit to the Four Seasons; new subway entrance; World Trade Center mall update (and concerns), including the good news that Grom is open; the inaugural show at the China Institute's gallery. / 7 comments
Plus: Long line at the Apple store; "The Blacklist" shoot; World Trade Center wine store looks close to opening; hotel lobby to be café and lounge; how did Cut at the Four Seasons get around the 200-foot rule? / 1 comment
Plus: The State Liquor Authority hearing about Buddha Bar; Dîner en Blanc was in Wagner Park last night; Mmuseumm is throwing a birthday party for a Japanese inventor; "Law & Order: SVU." / 1 comment
Plus: Amazing new columns on Reade; interactive Doctors Without Borders exhibit on the Battery Park City Esplanade; "Gotham" and a Chinese reality show shooting here; Beautyhead salon on Franklin. / 1 comment
Plus: The Jenner sisters reportedly broke the elevator that they got stuck inside; Atera does well in new restaurant ratings; Arne Svenson's voyeuristic photos are hanging in a well-reviewed Village restaurant.
Plus: The challenge of programming the World Trade Center performing arts center; event space on Duane; forum on Lower Manhattan construction; Loft Peeping: Greatest Hits. / 2 comments
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