It's on one of the sleepiest blocks in the area, but then the original Simon's in Kips Bay—the oldest hardware store in the city—has always been more of a destination than somewhere you wander by and pop into. / 1 comment
Plus: Photos of the new Ichimura sushi bar; 3-D map shows the city's forthcoming buildings; FiDi supermarket close to opening; Community Board 1 votes against newsstand outside Whole Foods; Tribeca couple's art collection.
Plus: Ice rink marriage proposal; residents reportedly upset by crown sculpture; Sleepy's is now Mattress Firm; bollards crushed again; new Warren Street storefront; two more TV shoots. / 1 comment
Plus: Uniqlo is said to be mulling a massive FiDi store; student in hit-and-run accident; the history of a Chambers Street building and western Canal Street; Gateway Plaza drama; steam vents. / 1 comment
As with the nearby Target store, it'll be mostly underground. / 11 comments
Plus: Where By Chloe and Scotch & Soda will be in the Seaport; woman dragged by would-be bag-snatcher; Governors Island wants to create a plaza in front of the Battery Maritime Building; man slashed on subway.
Street fair season approaches. Plus: Another peek inside Tetsu restaurant; Babesta sale; Cuban music concert at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center; Porky Hefer installation at R & Company. / 4 comments
Plus: Gary Graham sample sale; two Warren Street buildings are evidently not getting torn down; Antique Garage signage; "Power" shooting again; FiDi group meeting in rumored Danny Meyer restaurant space. / 2 comments
"My husband loves historic Tribeca photography, and I'd love to give him an old photo of our building as a gift. Do you have any leads or resources I could use in my search?" —A.
Plus: Church Street School's future; the new shop/showroom on Duane; the Sarabeth's owners bought a restaurant on Houston; people in their 50s who moved to New York City. / 1 comment
Plus: A staging company's photos for the event space at 144 Duane; late-night construction on Hubert Street (and how to use the Department of Buildings website); LEO Design in the West Village is closing; new hotel by the World Trade Center has opened. / 3 comments
The Spanish brand's New York City boutique opened in 2011. / 1 comment
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