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.
Plus: Renovation of the 1st Precinct station house; Tracy Anderson opening a studio uptown; guitar maker Ric McCurdy. / 1 comment
Plus: Pakistan Tea House was closed all weekend; the lack of trauma capacity in this area; valuable jewelry found; Fulton Center shopping kiosks; signage for Heyday facials and Keith McNally's Augustine restaurant.
Plus: City Vineyard signage and trellises; the new waxing salon on Chambers; W. Broadway gallery is open again; supernatural pilot shooting on Warren. / 1 comment
Plus: The economics of film festivals; Wyeth and its owner, John Birch; hit-and-run driver to face prison time; looking back at the city's first railroad line; push-polling incident gets weirder. / 1 comment
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