Plus: Fashion hootenanny this weekend at Brookfield Place; public meeting about what to do with Pier 26; TriBeCa Native benefit book launch; appearances by Jason Segel, Colum McCann, and Yotam Ottolenghi.
Plus: Photo tour inside the Tribeca Synagogue; local man accused of heinous behavior; looking back at the art and life of artist Robert Loughlin. / 1 comment
Plus: Bottega Veneta at Brookfield Place; classic cinema at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center; Mini NYC shoot this weekend; sublet request.
Plus: Former executive accuses Battery Park City Authority of corruption; which restaurants got Michelin stars (and which ones should have); music at Artists Space Books & Talks; artist giving paintings up for adoption. / 1 comment
Plus: New menswear store in the Soho Grand; start date for lunch at Racines NY; smoke shop opening on Canal; "Gotham" shooting here.
Plus: The West Walkway at the World Trade Center Transportation Hub is open; CityMD signage on Chambers; about that "for rent" sign above Downtown Liquor Store; Pi Bakerie's ice cream cart; "The Answer" shooting here. / 1 comment
Plus: Dine Around Downtown is tomorrow; a chunk of what must be 12 Warren's façade; veggie burger deliciousness; Pen Parentis spores off an L.A. branch; another new bar from the Silver Lining guys; El Luchador to open second restaurant.
Plus: Ellis Island film by JR and starring Robert De Niro; the Odeon and how it came to be; the Tribeca Film Festival's plans for Pier 57. / 1 comment
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Plus: Checking in on the Franklin Place condo; Haus giving up its windows for advertising; the new drugstore is a Duane Reade and a Walgreens; "The Affair" can't quit us; where are these Tribecans now? / 1 comment
Plus: China Blue has a new menu; four brass bands on one stage; photo booth fun at Babesta sneaker party; mannequin obsession. / 2 comments
Plus: Nearly ten of 56 Leonard's top floors are revealed; kitten found in Tribeca Park; "Cool Globes" exhibit in Battery Park City; shoots for "Broad City" and Design Within Reach; Lotus Salon not changing; 443 Greenwich's slow progress. / 7 comments
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