Plus: Funky storefronts getting replaced; BMCC's 5 a.m. alarm; the weathered car that's always at Harrison and Greenwich; the Whopperito. / 8 comments
Plus: Artists opening their studios this Saturday; mysterious painted column; La Colombe expands its offerings; are Whole Foods carts literally shocking? / 4 comments
Plus: Nobu's Miami hotel-within-a-hotel; slice joint closed for renovations; Tutto Il Giorno delivery; the return of the W train; City Hall Park path lighting has been fixed; Hudson Street gridlock never looked so good. / 3 comments
Plus: Whole Foods is planning a loyalty program; details on Hawksmoor steakhouse opening at 3 World Trade Center; two more restaurants planned for 3WTC; "private evacuation service" at North Cove Marina; book publisher's street renaming nixed. / 2 comments
Plus: Lots of local thefts; analyzing an apartment sale on Hudson; Tribeca man trying to unadopt a child; Rector Bridge to remain open longer. / 2 comments
Plus: Darkness on a shared bike/pedestrian path in City Hall Park; Paowalla review; Pier 40 development update; New York Water Taxi finally ditches questionable ticket sellers. / 4 comments
Plus: How to reserve at Yves; the glassing of 3 World Trade Center's retail space; a local business owner's excellent costume; the mayor withdrew his street-fair reform; topless model photobombs wedding shoot; two film/TV shoots. / 3 comments
Plus: Keith McNally on Augustine and the New York restaurant scene in general; the home/showroom of a "professional bon vivant"; signage for Sandy's high-water mark; teen robbed and beaten; Le Coucou review; school overcrowding in the forecast.
Plus: Studying Lower Manhattan to better understand Uber's surge pricing; city drops plans for a "gymnatorium" at new school; remembering Ruth Ohman; two ticket sellers at the Battery allegedly assaulted a tourist. / 3 comments
Plus: Celebrities tending bar for charity; discussing noisy protests on Broadway with the 1st Precinct; inside Downtown Dance Factory's newly expanded studio complex. / 6 comments
Also on Community Board 1's November agendas: Two-story addition for a former Pearl Paint building; the steakhouse inside 3 World Trade Center; more food carts; Australian café; Beach Street topper; yoga studio expansion; Tunnel to Towers run; more. / 2 comments
Plus: Free extra shots for a day at La Colombe; Urban Archaeology opening forecast; Franklin Street residential conversion; Daniel Squadron's town hall; Washington Market Park butterfly garden. / 12 comments
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