Tribeca couple Laura Maness and Steven Brisson are opening Love Bug Café & Play this summer. But first, they're launching the brand by sponsoring the Family Zone at Taste of Tribeca on May 19. / 3 comments
Plus: Aggressive fencing on Church and Leonard; Clocktower Building revealed a bit more; another development site on Canal; Gilligan's reopens for the season. / 4 comments
Proprietor Aisa Shelley, who owns Mr. Fong's and Oliver Coffee over in Two Bridges, envisions Primo's as "a deluge of terrazzo tile and glazed brick walls with plush velvet seating and a grand marble fireplace."
Plus: Un-collage faces by Robert Janz; Taste of Tribeca's new banner artwork; shoots for "C" and "Untitled Project L.S.P."; where to get a tofu scramble? / 2 comments
Plus: A visit to Langdon Florist's new shop; survey about wayfinding signage; Proper Food and mystery restaurant opening on Wall Street; the history of 1 Maiden Lane. / 4 comments
Plus: Helicopters flying under the Brooklyn Bridge; new opening forecast for Maharishi's shop on Lispenard; the underside of the FDR Drive is being painted lavender; Franklin Street paint job; Spring Street Park; new Seaport shops and gallery. / 2 comments
Plus: More details on this week's military maneuvers; Grand Banks merchandise; New York Academy of Art's Open Studios event is tonight; more Peanuts murals; helicopter tourism's unknown economic benefits.
The plan is for Pier 17 to open quietly in late May: The restaurants and shops won't be ready, but you'll be able to walk the perimeter, meander through the "village," and explore the roof. Here's what to expect.... / 7 comments
Plus: The many lawsuits swirling around chef Jose Garces and his Amada restaurant; Frenchette's natural wine list; the head of the Landmarks Preservation Commission is resigning. / 1 comment
Plus: Comedy night at 1803; progress at building at Canal and Greene; Murray storefront still available; paintings at A+E Studios. / 3 comments
Plus: Chipotle and Blaue Gans have reopened; Peanuts murals by various artists; bubble tea shop now open on Chambers; celebrate mushroom sustainability at Graffiti Earth; when Grand Banks will start serving food; "Big Bank Attack" shoot.
Plus: Chef Paul Liebrandt returns to cook in Tribeca through May; group portrait of artists who never left Tribeca or Soho; Resy to withhold popular booking times; tattoo parlor setting up at Saks Fifth Avenue. / 3 comments
The Gothamist article about compass is very dumb. StreetEasy charges agents to post listings there, so it’s not as if... — Matt / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
You're better off reading about why the counterfeit vendors persist. https://www.city-journal.org/article/canal-street-fake-counterfeit-bags-vendors — James Bogardus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
The Canal Street article is behind the NY Times paywall, so I could not read it. But in the flash... — Marcus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
With all the hoopla over the renewed Carnegie Deli - I'm sorry it's not them!! — Bec / Update: Carnegie Diner at 200 Chambers
Based on recent openings in the neighborhood, it seems the fad has moved from cookies to savory carbs like bagels... — N / Chip City has closed permanently
The Reade St commercial parking is probably an artifact of over 20 years ago when there was plenty of commercial... — N / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Yes, and the vagrants on Canal Street need to go, too. — James / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar