Plus: Xi'an Famous Foods is opening in FiDi; how yesterday's winds affected the 9/11 Memorial's reflecting pools; new hotel has a big ugly video screen above its entrance; liquor-license application discussion for The Whiskey Tribeca postponed. / 5 comments
Plus: Favorite Halloween costume; Park Place tower crests buildings to the north; Spring Place opened a Beverly Hills outpost; "NSFW" art exhibit; homeless people in Fulton Center; "Search Party" shoot. / 5 comments
Plus: Street closure for a private party; actors' union bake sale to protest Tribeca ad agency; Soho salon hosting a talk about Jane Freeman's miniatures; Preschool of Sciences update; a cautionary tale. / 17 comments
Plus: New toy store, Starbucks, and benches at the World Trade Center mall; Laughing Man staff pays tribute to Hugh Jackman; much-needed traffic island installed; painting exhibit. / 10 comments
Plus: A peek inside the bar under construction on Worth Street; Mmuseumm exhibit is now a book; eighth shoot in seven-day period; Burger King's Halloween special.
Plus: A first impression of Philly Pretzel Factory; Barktoberfest event for dogs and their owners; a peek inside Tribeca Apothecary; 25 Park Row's construction trucks. / 7 comments
Plus: Korin's master knife sharpener has passed away; Rooq frame store appears to have opened; inaccurate "sidewalk closed" sign removed; pot dispensary. / 2 comments
Plus: Funky lighting at 56 Leonard; fancy Japanese barbershop in Soho; new bike pod in FiDi; "Little Shop of Horrors" screening and Q&A with director Frank Oz. / 2 comments
Plus: Big Gay Ice Cream's permanent Seaport District shop; Hitchcock-inspired window installations; another look at the new building at Washington and Desbrosses; after-school portraits.
All signs point toward the hotel under construction on Greenwich being called Le Fouquet's New York, with an outpost of a famous Paris restaurant. / 1 comment
Plus: Rosie Assoulin sample sale; peeking into the Maharishi store; satirical novel set in Lower Manhattan; Broadway address clarification. / 1 comment
Plus: The Smyth hotel changed its name for real this time; progress at the Cast Iron House sidewalk; big Weill Cornell medical facility; "Law & Order: SVU" shoot. / 11 comments
It evidently was an art project- I wish that I had seen it!!! — Merle Temkin / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
It IS sort of weird, but remember that drone shows are often constructed so you can only make out the... — J / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Thanks for covering this. It's so very strange! — malcolm / Crowd Sourcing: Who saw the Twin Towers drone show on Wednesday night?
Amazing photo of Tribute in Light! — SW / Seen & Heard: Kyuramen is open on Gold
The bus I was on zipped by One Park Row so fast that I couldn't be sure, so I verified... — Gary / TurboTax opening an office on Greenwich and Warren
What is the seating for this performance tonight September 10th? I have the required tickets. Is it self seating on... — Steve Tintweiss / Bill T. Jones to commemorate 9/11 at Wagner Park
I swear I saw them opening on Park Row as well! — Heather / TurboTax opening an office on Greenwich and Warren