Plus: The old Bouley Market rented?; mah jongg marathon; Japanese story for kids; ballet school deal; Art in General open call.
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.
Prudential Douglas Elliman has devoted its Leonard Street storefront (part of its Hudson Street office) to a new division all about rentals. / 1 comment
We've been through the businesses that seem like they might open fairly soon—now, let's take a look at the second wave. UPDATED 1/12 with info on the restaurant coming to the Chanterelle space. UPDATED 1/15 with details on what's replacing Lotus Salon on Reade. UPDATED 1/19 with a listing about women's activewear retailer Lolë. / 1 comment
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.
"I heard that 55 Warren is being turned into full-block (that means going to the other side, to 55 Murray!) condos with a windowed atrium at the center of each of the units. If so, that would be pretty cool. Do you know anything about it?" —Nichole W.
Plus: Beekman Tower video; Carmellini in food spat; more 5 Beekman photos; New York State pulling out of 1WTC?; the new Pace dorm; 9/11 documentary; Stuzzicheria.
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: Dentist and novelist Dr. Lewis Gross; Hudson Square; BPC penthouse; BPC sex-tape drama; Tribeca historian Oliver E. Allen.
Are there always strangers in your hallway? Maybe they're travelers, renting the apartment down the hall for a few nights at a time.... A look into what's available in Tribeca on the site VRBO.com shows that nightly rentals are everywhere, even in some fancy buildings.
Yes! Quite affordable for the more than 800 billionaires in America! — George Bacon / Sneak Peek: 14 White
Affordable housing at its best! — R. / Sneak Peek: 14 White
Welcome to the block Shahla from one female founder to another. Duane street has been good to us for 30... — Alycea Ungaro / Babycottons and Willow & Zoey are leaving; a jeweler is coming in
Tribeca Paint! — Tribeca Citizen / In the News: A 70-year-old Fidi hardware store faces closure
Gothamist (which quotes this very Tribeca Citizen post as counterpoint) claims that there is a "slump" for the Canal Street... — Marcus / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever
Good point. With such a massive flow of counterfeit junk, by now the authorities should have been able to trace... — Marcus / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever
Balancing Rights and Safety: The current approach seeks to balance an individual's right to drink with the public's right to... — David Lewin / An update on Luis Fernandez from the Square Diner