Crystal Torres, Battery Park City resident and longtime Tribeca hairstylist, has opened Ethan Rose Salon on Harrison, where you can have a mani-pedi while you're getting your hair done. "And we've executed it so that you're always comfortable," she says. / 2 comments
Plus: Ducklings in peril; new photographers' tour of the Woolworth Building; opening forecast for Heyday facial spa; forum on changes to South End Avenue; FiDi Sephora closing. / 8 comments
Plus: Church Street School's struggle to find a new home; the plaza outside 50 West and the West Thames pedestrian bridge; Justin Bieber's pleasurable massage. / 3 comments
Plus: Yoga for bros; a report on City Vineyard's soft opening; forecast for the Schnipper's fast-food restaurant on Church; "Billions" is back again.
At MB45, a spinoff of Maria Bonita's Soho salon, you'll be able to get a blowout and a mani-pedi simultaneously.
Plus: The former Pearl Paint building is looking good; Rag & Bone signage on N. Moore; JR's Ellis Island kids also showing up in the Village; Tracy Anderson's temporary home. / 1 comment
Discussed at last night's meeting: Liquor-license applications for Serafina and the Balthazar alums' all-day brasserie in the old Cercle Rouge space (sample menus!); the third street fair on the same Warren block this year; Two Hands's contentious sidewalk café; Buddha Bar. / 7 comments
Plus: Door replacement on Desbrosses; new yoga studio on Broadway?; the plaza outside the World Trade Center Oculus; "The Dark Tower" and "Falling Water" shoots; store for lease on Broadway; possible Walker retail space action. / 1 comment
Plus: Zucker's asked 10 local chefs to create special sandwiches; Hank's Juicy Beef is likely open; the mural-in-progress at 100 Franklin.
Plus: New opening forecasts for Heyday facial shop and the Dead Rabbit guys' Cuba-themed bar; more on the new salon at Harrison and Staple; an improvement to this site that you'll really like; Canal storefront upgrade. / 2 comments
Plus: Action at the former Hombom Toys store on Greenwich; more signage for Harold's Meat & Three; demolition underway at YogaSpark's studio; job fair for World Trade Center and Fulton Center malls. / 1 comment
Pure Barre classes focus on small isometric movements, to work each muscle group throughout the body, with stretching after each session. "The goal is to create a longer, leaner physique," says manager Morgan Berman.
Joke or not, that sign has to go. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar
Second that; thank you for the compelling history of this building (and our neighborhood)! When available, would be great to... — Reader on Reade / 54 Laight Street in the Tribeca North Historic District is for sale
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Apparently Chip City shuttered all 20+ of its retail locations this week. — James Bogardus / Cookies coming to 325 Greenwich
Sorry, but to whom should businesses cater, if not the neighborhood families who live and raise children there? — K / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is... — Matt / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow