Plus: "Herbal blessings" from David Bouley; update on two Seaport ice cream shops; Arcade Bakery's month-long break; Alumnae shoe boutique; fashion showroom moved to L.A.; the Civil Service Book Shop keeps surviving. / 2 comments
The restaurant under construction in the former Cercle Rouge space is aiming to open this September—and chef-owners Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr plan to take the menu into unfamiliar territory. / 4 comments
Plus: Still no activity at the Trader Joe's Hudson Square store; first floor of 1 White revealed; Janovic in Soho reopened; two teens have started a macaron company; Joe at the World Trade Center mall. / 3 comments
Plus: Homeless people living in FiDi hotels are unhappy that the neighborhood is so expensive; an ode to Bouley; lost Greek Revival church; ways to get out on the water. / 10 comments
Another Chinese restaurant has taken its place. Plus: 91 Leonard appears to have topped out; pop-up gallery coming to Broadway; new Brookfield Place tenant; tattoo parlor on Lafayette; Harrison storefront; Jane Lynch's Christmas show; "Instinct" shoot.
Plus: More details on the Hudson Square Smorgasburg, opening soon; the neon-sign boom at restaurants; Tribeca model stars in the Weeknd's new video; man on a food-poisoning mission. / 1 comment
Plus: A peek inside Harry & Ida's Luncheonette; new shrimp vendor at Saturday Greenmarket (and return of the berry farmer); Western Spirit wants to sublet; Italian-food store not happening at the World Trade Center mall; Le Botaniste restaurant on Grand; Franklin façade. / 3 comments
Plus: Peacock transporter causes sensation; W. Broadway bollards fortified by useless speed bumps; nut store closed early; the semi-planted Irish Hunger Memorial; "Lost art form in progress."
Unlike Mulberry & Vine and Sweetgreen—which also only take credit and debit cards—it's a sit-down establishment. / 18 comments
Plus: Wichcraft's BLT is back; the "Sphere" sculpture has been packed up for its move; temporary Muji store; new street south of Liberty Park; vacant lot in FiDi inspires dreams of a park; "Law & Order: SVU." / 1 comment
Plus: A review of the new City Acres food hall/supermarket; Irish Hunger Memorial to reopen tomorrow with temporary plantings; lawsuit over 30 Park Place wine storage; Chambers building sold; tall ship in town. / 4 comments
Plus: No more reopening signage at Acappella; refugee children being whitewashed; Cosmopolitan Hotel's entrance; the silverblob's plaza. / 5 comments
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