Plus: Activity at the long-gestating site of an Austrian bakery; catering license requested for Murray Street space; "traffic calming" proposal at Hubert and Washington; mysterious signage in northwest Tribeca; "Happy" shoot. / 3 comments
Sprudge, a website about coffee, has inspired cafés across the country to donate a percentage of proceeds this weekend (starting today) to the American Civil Liberties Union. A bunch of local cafés are onboard.
Plus: Bike showroom has taken the place of the 443 Greenwich sales office; discussing Rumi at Poets House; more "love locks" showing up in weird places; Pupculture opening forecast; a Fulton Center store has closed; the new Spring Street deli has opened. / 8 comments
The occasionally notorious nightclub at 27 Park Place has had its liquor license suspended. The State Liquor Authority cited 49 violations, including operating as an adult-entertainment establishment. As you can see here, it's quite the list.
Plus: The Downtown Alliance is soliciting proposals to beautify the New York Stock Exchange area; profile of Mysterious Bookshop; L'Appart restaurant at Le District; man attacked by stroller-pushing couple wielding a box cutter.
Plus: Questions about that coffee cart photo; Yves is asking for a large sidewalk café; dubious subway signage at the World Trade Center mall; more on the bus-vs.-bollard battle; dogs being walked in Whole Foods; Chris Meloni TV show shoot; gently falling snow. / 14 comments
Plus: The recipe for a popular Two Hands dish; layout for the new Elizabeth H. Berger Plaza.
There's a sign saying "Butler" at 13 Lispenard. Is the Sheraton Tribeca renting out the space to a company? I couldn't find anything online. —V. / 2 comments
Plus: Fancy watch found on Harrison this morning; activity in the former American Flatbread space?; Melissa McCarthy film shooting this week; subway entrances at the World Trade Center mall; kids' clothing drive reminder. / 1 comment
Plus: How to order quarts of Good Stock soup; progress at the new Pupculture on Hudson; one building's telephone bomb-threat checklist; "Where in Tribeca...?" still unsolved.
Plus: The history of 108-110 Duane; someone is combining two penthouses at 56 Leonard; Winnie's karaoke bar to reopen in another location. / 2 comments
Plus: The return of the Pussycat Lounge; pushing for a one-seat train ride from the World Train Center to Newark airport; Chambers and W. Broadway in 1914; buses vs. bollards on Duane; a world of shadow at Soho Photo. / 8 comments
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