Plus: New Amsterdam Market indoors for a weekend; 114 Liberty apartment; $750 worth of Monistat stolen from Duane Reade.
Plus: Katrina Vonnegut at RH Gallery; Tribeca Townhomes penthouse; huge new Asian restaurant planned for Canal Street; Millennium High School; No. 22 Renwick; Adeline Adeline; BPCer doing good in India; RBC's coffee maven; hating on fireplaces; affordable housing; James McCune Smith; Kardashians. / 2 comments
Plus: Martha Stewart's daughter cuts the price of her apartment again; "smokin' hot" shoemaker; New York Downtown Hospital upgrades; Alycea Ungaro in the New York Times Magazine.
Fitness guru Alycea Ungaro of Real Pilates on where her husband got mercury poisoning, how she keeps her kids occupied, and the "little castle" in Tribeca that she'd love to own. / 1 comment
Plus: Cathie Black brouhaha; Goldman Sachs's in-house barber; Ethan Cohen's museum plans; jazz at 92YTribeca; kids' sports overcrowding
Plus: Grimaldi's flameout; FiDi real-estate is back; Park51 imam bowing out?; Rector Square sells; Hudson River Park's boat plans; "Real Housewife" Jennifer Gilbert. / 1 comment
What's coming to the Lotus Salon space and more on Kiva's replacement. Plus: Deals on wine, a wine bar, and Chinese lessons; Manhattan D.A. Cyrus Vance Jr. comes for a visit; and "Bugsy Malone." / 2 comments
Plus: The woman behind Weather Up; dining and dashing at Mehtaphor; more on Nouriel Roubini; Equinox's cheap new brand; Skyscraper Museum; Park51 exhibit.
Plus: Jehangir Mehta's kitchen; "tattoo artist to the stars" in trouble; big lease at 100 Church; when apartments for sale or rent have explicit art.
Plus: "Selling New York"; Richard Varick; Tribeca dandy; Theater Bar update; William Beaver House price cuts; BLT Bar & Grill.
Plus: Battery Park to be freed of Statue of Liberty security?; water-main construction update; review of Soho Rep's new show; New York City Police Museum exhibit for kids; WTC workers win lottery; Frites 'N' Meats debate.
Plus: Hudson River Park Trust departure; Cowboy Junkies; Whole Foods wellness center; Imagination Playground; deals for TRX fitness, Mexican food, and spa treatments; Gymboree party; 57 Reade façade.
Eulalie is one of the best restaurants in the neighborhood. Chip and Tina are lovely people, hosts, and great stewards... — Angus / Eulalie owners forced to sue their landlord
The most beautiful sidewalk shed is... no sidewalk shed. — Marcus / City tests out new sidewalk sheds on Chambers & Broadway
Mr Chow so glad you are staying. — Will / An update on Mr Chow
NYCHA is doing this with it's Next Generation Neighborhoods initiative. — malcolm / City’s first meeting on Independence Plaza tower is Thursday
NYCHA is going to have to plan to fill in open spaces with new buildings if it wants to pay... — James Bogardus / City’s first meeting on Independence Plaza tower is Thursday
Just an observation. I can’t imagine these kinds of “scrunched up”buildings would ever be allowed in NYCHA housing. So why... — Darla / City’s first meeting on Independence Plaza tower is Thursday
From one pair of extremely competent hands to another! We are so lucky that our downtown community has such intelligent,... — Amy G. / Community Board 1 leadership turns over after six years