Plus: Howard Dean is coming to 92YTribeca; TriBeCafe to start serving lunch; white Burgundy sale; mural painting for kids; free baby clothes; Bar Henry deal; and more.
Plus: A recap of the Cordoba House meeting; BPC's water ran brown; what the building slated for 90 Franklin (at Varick) will look like; and dancing away the rent. / 1 comment
Now open in Battery Park City. Plus: Return of two sidewalks; Kevin Kline is coming; exciting news for BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center; yoga and spa deals.
Um, OK. Plus: an open-house report; a meeting about Cordoba House; and the summer ritual of Mah-Jongg.
Should Broadway and Walker be in the Chinatown BID? Plus: Gael Greene reviews Plein Sud and Doug Liman, who has an office here, has a new TV show.
The finalists of Babesta's contest are announced. Plus: bike-rental deal; Nick Lowe and the Roches; Anaïs & I to make boys' clothes; TAMA Gallery still selling; Mysterious Bookshop event.
Plus: Deutsche Bank building drama; Blue Smoke in BPC; Dance New Amsterdam on the ropes; "The Zero Hour" gets reviewed; and a $3.4 million apartment sale in 66 Leonard.
This weekend in and around Tribeca: Fulton Stall Market; "Single White Female"; Rochester City Ballet (free); Thrillerfest; Bear in Heaven and Zola Jesus; "Miserable Men" comedy; Dances of Vice; "Hello Lonesome"; Erik Mongrain and Dave Eggar. Plus: the full calendar through August 15.
A few questions for Julie Pitman, the artist, designer, and Tribecan who created the winged piano in Tribeca Park. (Such as: What it was like to watch someone play your piano? "A pure adrenaline rush, fabulous!" she says.) / 2 comments
...is visiting lower Manhattan tomorrow. Plus: bedbugs at Seaport store; a white boom in Manhattan, especially below Canal; Locanda Verde; where the public-art pianos were painted.
Diane Hardy Waller, one of the 24 artists in the Art Students League class that recently spent two days painting in and around Duane Park, was kind enough to send over examples of the fruits of their labor. / 3 comments
What's new in Wickiworld: Wickham Boyle rhapsodizes about "Play Me, I'm Yours," the public-art project that has installed pianos around the city: "They shake us from the often obsessive thoughts of shoulds, coulds, and didn’ts."
Yup. Username checks out. — Cd / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
Relatedly, about City plans to tear down the HPD building at 100 Gold and replace with super-tall residential building… Heads... — stm / Seen & Heard: Big reno for east side of Pace campus
The vibes of Chip and Tina at their establishment Eulalie is what's truly desired when consuming a meal. It is... — Ricky Gordon / Eulalie owners forced to sue their landlord
Sounds like you should go live with the loonies in Cali. Or maybe this guy in his "camp" — JR / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
I completely can attest to that. We moved here from Seattle 2 years ago. My husband is a native and... — Karyn / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
You mean detaining people without criminal records - and citizens - illegally, forcefully, and without probable cause? — jakec374@gmail.com / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?
Insane. I hope the neighborhood can somehow pull together to stop this. This height is completely unnatural in this area... — Olive / Construction Update: 65 Franklin