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.
Plus: 9/11 health bill signed; Bouley tasting menu; Trinity Real Estate Q&A; East River Waterfront Park opening delayed; Highlights in Jazz; courtroom artist interviewed; artist Jonathan Waite; Project Rebirth.
Plus: Schools, schools, and schools; Bethenny Frankel; artist Alexis Rockman; Let There Be Neon; the WTC and its third-quarter construction goals.
Plus: Dentist and novelist Dr. Lewis Gross; Hudson Square; BPC penthouse; BPC sex-tape drama; Tribeca historian Oliver E. Allen.
Plus: Jon Stewart saves the day; Tribecans who eat; Pace's new building; Riedel scion; Otto Penzler; 9/11 museum; Corton; bank robbery arrest; restaurant roundups; author Helen Simonson; "Nutcracker" blues; Seaport may sell a boat.
Plus: Inside Alycea Ungaro's fridge; self-service beer taps; Compose.
Plus: A proposal to move Park51 move (by someone who can afford to build it); Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes; inside a four-year-old Tribecan's room; models.
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Blame those in charge, including our mayor. Mamdani pledged support for NYC street vendors. Now they’re facing a crackdown. https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-pledged-support-for-nyc-street-vendors-now-theyre-facing-a-crackdown... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
UN report on counterfeiting and organized crime: https://www.unodc.org/toc/en/crimes/counterfeit-goods.html — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
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I'm okay with extra reinforcing, recalling what happened at Pfizer's residential conversion on 42nd Street. Demolition could have been dusty... — Gary / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
I am curious how they came to the decision to rehabilitate the existing structure rather than just tear it down.... — Reademan / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
There is widespread agreement that the illegal Canal vendors are destroying the quality of life for local residents because they... — lowrider / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street