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Seen & Heard: Signs of spring
Downtown Little League season is officially open; Arbor Day events at City Hall Park; Grand Banks unwrapped; spring on display on paper.
Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?
Previous listings implied the store would just take half of the second floor space, but it looks like they have the whole thing. / 24 comments
New Kid in Fidi: Printemps
You can make a day of it at Printemps: the new American iteration of the famous French department store has two cafes, a bar and a full-service restaurant. / 6 comments
In the News: April Fools
Plus an art party at Nili Lotan; Trump's 40 Wall is downgraded; NYC DOT gets silly on April 1.
Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby signage gets bold
Plus a cool bird alights at IPN; artist talk with Linda Gottesfeld; 394 Broadway freshens its facade. / 12 comments
Hobby Lobby has installed signs on Greenwich
The massive crafts and home decor chain with more than 1000 stores across the country is coming to the Whole Foods building at 270 Greenwich. / 28 comments
In the News: Today’s deadline for congestion pricing
Plus the price of eggs and the Square Diner; Lisa Schiff sentenced; the precision and performance of Aztech Mountain threads. / 5 comments
Seen & Heard: El Taco coming to Church?
Plus (sort of) public access to Fouquet's movie theater; Metal Alchemist is closed on Reade; Untitled Space celebrates 10 years. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Two Kids and a Dog in Grand Central
Plus free burgers attract a line; engineers on Warren; new barber on Broadway.
New Kid on the Block: A.Little Pink
A young NYU graduate with connections to the luxury resale market in Europe and beyond has opened a boutique Filene's in a generous storefront on Franklin.
Sneak Peek: Printemps
One room is more elaborate than the next in the 55,000-square-foot department store out of Paris that just (soft) opened in Fidi. / 6 comments
(A second) Bookstore coming to Warren
The concept for a children's bookshop called Words on Warren has a website and a space on the Warren side of Philip Williams Posters. / 2 comments
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/business/hobby-lobby-nyc-store.html — James / Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?
No word. I have tried. — Tribeca Citizen / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating
The NYT article today about HOBBY LOBBY quotes Chris P (with a picture of him in Gee Whiz) as saying... — Loren / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating
Instead of having the great bookstore that once stood there, we now have this. I give it 2 1/2 years.... — The Risen Direwolf / Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?
My favorite building in the neighborhood. Thanks for post this. — A Tribeca Parent / Commercial Loft Peeping: The top floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange
The panic over this is hilarious. Meanwhile, Hobby Lobby sits atop a Whole Foods, which is owned by Amazon. Who... — Citizen / Nosy Neighbor: Is Hobby Lobby taking the entire second floor?
I do hope they reopen - does anyone have any actual news on an estimated date? Squires is closer to... — Nelson / Don’t panic: Gee Whiz is renovating