Plus: Inside the new Peck Slip School; blind woman rescued from subway tracks by other passengers; five-story boutique opening on Crosby; longtime barber shop.
Plus: Another new pre-school; new Brookfield Place store announced; Saturday traffic on West Street; By Suzette giving away coffee on Monday; tickets on sale for the Taste of Battery Park City. / 2 comments
"When people come here, I feel like they're walking into our home," says Jocelyn Serfaty of Abhaya, the go-to destination for Asian antiques (and now beyond!) that she and her husband, Howard Ellins, opened in 2003. / 2 comments
Plus: More of the tip of 56 Leonard is exposed; Houseman now serving weekday lunch; Whole Foods coupon; cops vs. cyclists on Varick; Broadway store appears to be closing; Grandaisy Caprese; Cosmopolitan Hotel's paint job. / 3 comments
There will be a seafood-themed marketplace in the Tin Building and a 10,000-square-foot restaurant in Pier 17.
Plus: Gran Morsi starts serving lunch tomorrow (and redid its private room); Food Emporium hasn't closed yet; Bar Hugo's roof decks; ceramic sculptures.
Plus: Boxes being moved into the big new Duane Reade; Spirit Halloween pop-up store; free outdoor screenings of "Princess Bride" and "Karate Kid"; restaurant cat.
Fancy bed company Duxiana has packed up its Tribeca store, opting instead for the Flatiron District.
Plus: Soho loses another deli; a new sandwich shop on Chambers?; yet another Shinola store is on the way; upcoming show at Salomon Arts Gallery; what might've been at 56 Leonard. / 1 comment
Plus: Lingerie brand opening its first U.S. boutique nearby; Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer shooting Bernie Madoff movie here; B Flat's noodle menu; new Soho Vespa dealership; help stop the pigeon killers. / 5 comments
Plus: Broadway development to have entrance around the corner; Eataly now looking at first quarter of 2016; Eastern Mountain Sports is closing; proposed N. Moore roof deck hits a snag; reviews of Pier A and Little Park; slavery exhibit. / 1 comment
Plus: Bottega Veneta is very close to opening; reviewing the development plan for Hudson Square; Tribeca Meet & Greet is next week; the Patriot Saloon's renovation sign; $58 for coffee beans? / 3 comments
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