Plus: Biker-gang beatdown charges; inside glorious 5 Beekman; west Soho hotel to have rooftop bar; Seamless scam update; affordable housing in Hudson Square; heated sidewalks. / 6 comments
The Statue of Liberty, as body parts. Plus: Indian-Chinese food; Brooklyn Robot Foundry soft opening; Juice Press getting close?; half-marathon street closures; sidewalk damage.
Plus: Marc Forgione's cookbook; Quiznos bankruptcy; homeless encampment at the World Trade Center's E station; art show rave; former Southbridge Towers board president pleads guilty. / 1 comment
"This is rocket fuel," says Osiel Rojas, cofounder of Cafe Boca Ciega, of "the first good cup of Cuban coffee in New York." Plus: A related gallery will soon open in the adjacent space.
Also on March’s Community Board 1 agendas: Spring Studios to do some explaining; Hampton Jitney (expansion?); mysterious Megu liquor-license issue; and more.
Plus: Shabby behavior at Independent Plaza North; the history of 5 Beekman; inside Soho's new Smith & Mills sister restaurant; Greenhouse bottle fight; opposing diesel generator atop Sixth Avenue landmark.
Plus: Dylan Prime's new lunch menu; Cuban café on Broadway open; China Blue delivering; Live Well Company debuts next week; photos by World War II vets at Soho Photo; Broadway restaurant in play? / 6 comments
Plus: Seamless crackdown; Telepan Local's fried watercress; Alice Feiring wine club; the Condé Nast effect; a peek inside the 93 Reade conversion; Seaport working group. / 2 comments
Plus: Ruben's Empandas has closed; salon rumor; Four Seasons construction update; Battery Dance Company event; Russell Simmons on meditation. / 4 comments
Plus: Bag of brown, gunky fluid on N. Moore; 88 Leonard retail space; 28 N. Moore conversion drawings; "Where in Tribeca...?" hint. / 4 comments
"I noticed a new Chinese restaurant on Seamless called Joe's Noodles at 121 Reade. I haven't walked by yet but that address appears to be the Tribeca Abbey apartment building. Do you have any idea what's going on here?" —Archie / 11 comments
Plus: Café Clementine protests health grade; ramen in FiDi; boxing club getting KOed?; ferry crossing to Jersey; review of 9/11 play; gym thefts; a vindictive prostitute.
As I see it, it all matters. A civilized city should have good solutions to all of these issues. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
With Paper Source now closed inside Maman, where are people buying greeting cards/wrapping paper locally? (I want to avoid Hobby... — Sara / Seen & Heard: Maman is back open
I prefer the stickers to homeless, junkies, and excrement from dogs or humans. Focus on what matters maybe? — Thomas / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
Agreed about the sidewalk stickers, along with the painted on / sprayed on sidewalk ads and "clever" saying. Also, what... — Marcus / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
Those sidewalk stickers are a new out of home ad treatment; they are everywhere, they are hideous and yes, they... — nichole / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
I love this interview. What that NC senatorial candidate said about Morris -- that he captured her voice uniquely well... — Komanoff / TCQ&A: Morris Katz
a reminder to parents and care givers: Duane Park Patisserie gives homemade treats to trick or treaters from toddlers through... — madeline c lanciani / Halloween in Washington Market Park — and more to come