The second sneak peek of this year’s Inside Tribeca Loft Tour (Oct. 18) is a huge duplex with a floor-through roof deck and art by Banksy, JR, and Dustin Yellin. / 1 comment
Plus: Washington Market Park's Halloween parade; when are business owners handing out candy?; Khe-Yo chef cooking at the Greenmarket; Estela's sister restaurant; Hudson apartment building update; the DogPound gym.
The media got a sneak peek of this year's Inside Tribeca Loft Tour (Oct. 18). It didn't come as a shock that the owner of this loft likes to throw parties—the bi-level roof deck has a pool and an elevated VIP area (at least that's how I'd use it). / 5 comments
Plus: An attempt to deal with traffic congestion; F-18 flyover today; more Shake Shack signage; kids' sidewalk chalk contest; sample sale at Colony; Lot 77 appears to be turning into more of a bar; fashion show prep. / 2 comments
Plus: Last night's Givenchy show on Pier 26; a new design for the 77-story tower at 125 Greenwich; memorial for Battery Park City staffers' work after 9/11; teenager mugged of his self-balancing scooter.
Plus: The ground-floor bar at the Trump Soho has a new theme; "Deceptively Simple" art exhibit; Lot 77 café appears closed; the annual Dine Around Downtown is coming up; "Beyond Myth" paintings. / 5 comments
Plus: Inside the new Peck Slip School; blind woman rescued from subway tracks by other passengers; five-story boutique opening on Crosby; longtime barber shop.
Discussed: High-end sushi on Franklin Street; Maman's Tribeca outpost; White Street's proposed sidewalk café; Tara of Tribeca on Warren; renaming the southernmost block of Sixth Avenue; the restaurant taking the Dean's space; more. / 2 comments
Plus: Another new pre-school; new Brookfield Place store announced; Saturday traffic on West Street; By Suzette giving away coffee on Monday; tickets on sale for the Taste of Battery Park City. / 2 comments
Plus: Gran Morsi starts serving lunch tomorrow (and redid its private room); Food Emporium hasn't closed yet; Bar Hugo's roof decks; ceramic sculptures.
It's something to see. Plus: The downstairs bar at Rosa Mexicano; NYPD wants World Trade Center food vendors pushed back; more on the Pier 26 Givenchy show.
Plus: Four-story Warren Street building to get two-story penthouse; "Going in Style" remake shooting here; weigh in on how LMDC should spend $50 million; "cast-iron inversion" on Walker; Paul's Baby Grand changed its name.
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