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Roundup: Sky Falls Again
Cosmopolitan Café's updated menu • Drama at the ice rink • How to make a Moomah diorama • Abortion at the Flea • The blues at TPAC • The next Tribeca Meet & Greet
My Kind of School
When New York Vintners invited me to come to one of its many classes, I’m afraid I didn’t venture too far from my core interests: “Pizza and the Wines That Love It” had my name written all over it. / 2 comments
Inside Happy Science
In June, I wrote a bit about Happy Science, intrigued enough by the Franklin Street storefront to poke around the group's website. A couple of months ago, Happy Science's PR rep invited me to act like a real journalist and take a meeting with Happy Science USA CEO Yuki Oikawa.
Shopdogs of Tribeca
Sometimes that doggie in the window isn't for sale.... Asha Agnish photographed the dogs—and one cat—who spend their days "working" at Tribeca businesses. / 9 comments
Gluten for Punishment
Many of the annoying, chronic symptoms we feel and spend our lives tolerating may in fact be food intolerance or sensitivity, says health and wellness coach Marissa Vicario. / 2 comments
Welcome to the ‘Hood: SoulCycle
Anyone who has craved a thorough workout in just one hour will want to check out SoulCycle Tribeca, opening today in the same building as Whole Foods. “We call it a full-body, indoor-cycling workout,” says Julie Rice, who founded the company with Elizabeth Cutler in 2006. “In 45 minutes, you can get your cardio, […]
News Roundup: Water Main Construction on Chambers Street?
New Year's Eve festivities at Duane Park and Trattoria Cinque • CB1 agendas: including a briefing on Chambers Street work • New York Vintners' new slate of food-and-wine classes • Michael Pollan at B&N • Writers-with-kids group Pen Parentis's next event
Here’s to a Happier, Healthier New Year
Tribeca-based health and wellness coach Marissa Vicario shares advice on how to make New Year's resolutions stick. The first step? Stop thinking of them as resolutions. / 1 comment
Giving It a Whirl
I once watched whirling dervishes at Carnegie Hall, and found them entrancing—so when I saw a flyer about a "whirling workshop," I knew I had to try it. The idea of doing it myself seemed childlike in the best possible way, and very liberating.
News Roundup: Smile!
Photo opportunities for kids • Spa deals • Barzinho on W. Broadway • Egg by Susan Lazar sample sale • Inside Truffles • Canal Street crackdown
Equinox Upgrades
Patrons of Equinox‘s non-Tribeca gyms may have been wondering when the Tribeca outpost will be getting Kiehl’s products in the locker rooms. (I know I have. I’m not particularly fussy in that way, but the stuff they have now is motel-y.) The Equinox site has said the partnership was “launching this fall,” with Amino Acid […]
Party-Planning Tips from a “Real Housewife of NYC”
“You can have the best caterer or the coolest venue," says Jennifer Gilbert, founder of Tribeca event-planners Save the Date and an upcoming member of Real Housewives of New York City. "But if people leave starving, then the party will be remembered that way.” / 1 comment
Citibank is W Broadway and Duane, not Hudson (which is Forge). Also, Chase is at Greenwich and Murray Worth and... — Nicole Vianna / Wells Fargo is open on Chambers and West Broadway
A 26-story building is too high and expensive. It should be lower than that, like 11 stories. — Paul Borri / Site at 250 Water has sold
This is such sad news. All of the toys I’ve bought there were of such high quality they got passed... — Jean Grillo / Boomerang Toys will close at the end of the month
How terrifying, and thank God you are finally asking the hard questions instead of, say, noticing that this city has... — GetOutOfTheKitchen / Mamdani inauguration will close off Broadway on New Year’s Day
Yes, this horrible lawlessness needs to be stopped! And this new Mayor must fix what has been happening for decades... — GetOutOfTheKitchen / In the News: Mamdani will be sworn in underground
And if the brands are evil, then we should not buy their products, and we should not buy fake versions... — Marcus / In the News: Mamdani will be sworn in underground
Of course, nothing is free. "Free" subway = higher taxes. — Marcus / In the News: Mamdani will be sworn in underground