The mystery boutique opening in the old Kiva Cafe space at 139 Reade has been revealed....
Plus: Hotel design thwarted by Landmarks; Compose reviewed; Underground Railroad; staircase demolition opposition; a loft renovation; Seaport Museum trouble; Bowne & Co.; David Burke Kitchen; Reade57; LMDC.
Plus: Fairchild penthouse sale; Prime Essentials feedback; free meatballs; opera for kids; workshops for parents of the gifted.
Sweet treats, a literate cow, and a screw-it attitude are just a few of the highlights on this weekend’s agenda.
Plus: BluePrintCleanse at Whole Foods; Weather Up reviewed; who's donating to Margaret Chin?; Governor's Island; Deutsche Bank building finally gone. / 1 comment
I spoke with Josh Rahmani, the affable CEO of Prime Essentials, which is opening its first store at 88 Leonard (at Broadway). What I learned....
And the store is reopening on the Lower East Side. Plus: Deals for Kidville and spa treatments; landscape-painting show; kissing for discounts.
"We're here to be good neighbors," said J. Crew CEO Mickey Drexler at the preview of the new Crewcuts Tribeca store, which opens this morning.
Plus: Sarah Jessica Parker watch in effect; Crewcuts discount; gym and Soho restaurant deal; sell your jewelry and art. / 2 comments
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