Plus: "Model Woman" shoot, about the modeling industry in the 1970s; midcentury Brazilian mirrors; street-level rendering for the Beekman Hotel's condo tower; 1 World Trade Center light show.
Plus: The Skyscraper Museum's next exhibit; Sushi of Gari is opening a West Coast location; Pen Parentis's April salon; the clearest look yet at Pier 17 progress.
With a dazzling building and an astounding collection, the Broad in L.A. is the best new art museum I've been to in a very long time. / 2 comments
Plus: Raccoon Lodge's anniversary party; the Django jazz bar now has music earlier in the evening; Caviarteria has closed; a neat installation at Front Art Space; concrete treatments for the new building at Franklin and Sixth. / 1 comment
It'll be "two stories." Plus: More demolition shots of 456 Greenwich; "Limitless" and a legal drama based on Dr. Phil are shooting here; antique Japanese porcelain exhibit; new City Vineyard opening forecast.
Plus: Chipotle looks very close to opening; a better look at the Pier 17 structure; yet another WeWork opening in the area; the disintegration of a ballerina; Farinella keeps expanding uptown. / 3 comments
Plus: Reconstructing the faces of unidentified murder victims; when 359 Broadway was home to photographer Matthew Brady's studio; praising Patrick Parrish; the office of Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal.
Plus: Best Made goes to Brazil; acting school on Leonard; the annual Tribeca Open Artist Studio Tour; "Law & Order: SVU" is back again; PS Fabrics closing sale; the entrance to the new building at Washington and Desbrosses. / 2 comments
Plus: Grazin' has closed for good; Nancy Drew reboot shooting on Duane this week; ex-All Good Things chef Ryan Tate has opened his own place; White Street's outdoor seating; photo exhibit. / 3 comments
Plus: Gwyneth's likely guest apartment also hits the market; Squadron pushes the state senate to insist on local representation for the Battery Park City Authority; New York City Half Marathon street closures; art exhibit of and about drawings. / 1 comment
As you can see here, illustrator/animator Ian Berry does sketches, often of places around here, then shows them in situ. Moreover, as the weather warms up, he says he'll be posting "a few good ones of Tribeca in particular." So follow him on Instagram! / 2 comments
Plus: The interest in Alexander Hamilton's grave; when Cortlandt Street was Radio Row; the Battery Park City Authority gives itself failing grades; a look back at the Pogues. / 1 comment
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