Plus: Local salons make InStyle's Black Book; the history of the Puffy's Tavern building; Squadron tries again to make the BPCA see the light; traffic cop gets socked in the nose; more on that event space on Duane and that loud Fashion Week party on Beekman; when a family lived on a boat at Pier 25. / 8 comments
Plus: Amazing new columns on Reade; interactive Doctors Without Borders exhibit on the Battery Park City Esplanade; "Gotham" and a Chinese reality show shooting here; Beautyhead salon on Franklin. / 1 comment
Plus: Church Street Boxing opened a second Tribeca gym; fashion show and party aggravates residents; mysterious Park Place storefront; Patty Griffin concert; "Law & Order: SVU" again; boombox noise on Greenwich. / 16 comments
What makes Real Pilates stand out, says founder Alycea Ungaro, is its dedication to the method developed by Joseph Pilates: "It’s our foundation. It’s timeless—nothing needs to be changed. I feel honored to keep it intact and make it grow." / 6 comments
Plus: Semi-secret restaurant terrace overlooking the World Trade Center; performing arts center design announcement; Pisillo Italian Panini rave; O'Hara's pub; where model Hilary Rhoda gets her face shaved; survey about off-season Governors Island; 9/11 flag returned; candidate Q&A; state report on Lower Manhattan. / 1 comment
Created by dancers, DanceBody "will reshape you to look like a dancer—even if you’ve never danced before." / 2 comments
The search for new experiences leads Caroline Wilson Kaufman to Aqua on Franklin Street, where she tries cycling in water for the first time.
Also on Community Board 1's September agendas: White Street restaurant downshifting; M1 bus extension; 100 Barclay seeks an exemption; change at New York Sports Club; WeWork; much more. / 5 comments
Plus: A low, loud F-16 flyover on Friday; new barre studio to be on Warren; Tribeca Health & Fitness is expanding; harvesting coins from the City Hall Park fountain.
Tribeca will get its fourth barre fitness studio this winter, with the opening of Xtend Barre's first Manhattan location. / 5 comments
...to be tested in Battery Park City. Plus: Local restaurant removes photos of Trump and Cosby; "Sex and Death" at Patrick Parrish; ICE NYC launches kids' program; "Doubt" shooting here again. / 3 comments
"It is time to close this window and open another door," says the farewell letter.
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