Newsletter: Apr. 3
TCQ&A: Amanda Culpepper • New Kid on the Block: The Live Well Company • Community Board 1 Agendas • J&R • Street-Art Tapestries • 9/11 Museum • More
In the News: Awkward Quote at the 9/11 Museum
Plus: World Trade Center developer's unslakable thirst for public money; Saddam Hussein's Judaica collection on display; Gateway Plaza lawsuit; media company atilt.
Seen & Heard: Things Are Looking Grim at J&R
Plus: Soho furniture store temporarily on Walker; "Three Amigos!" screening; Harrison townhouse on the market; multi-sensory happiness installation; art exhibit. / 3 comments
New Private School Opening Minutes from Downtown Manhattan
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New Kid on the Block: The Live Well Company
The new, larger Live Well Company is a gym and a personal fitness studio, and all that open space allows for a focus on athletic performance. "Our members want to get most out of their workout in the limited time they have," says cofounder Anne Marie Bennick.
Seen & Heard: Lunch at the Greek
Plus: Drinking on Pier 25?; Hudson Food Hall update; the state of the Smile's newsstand; holiday grab bag at American Flatbread; "Boardwalk Empire" shoot; City Hall Wine & Spirits's move; trunk sale benefit; "Where in Tribeca...?" answer.
TCQ&A: Amanda Culpepper
"For our wedding anniversary, my husband rented out a SoulCycle studio just for the two of us," says the founder of Nanpower, which monetizes nannies' spare time. "And he even persuaded Laurie Cole to lead us." / 33 comments
In the News: Fire on Warren
Plus: Agita over the 9/11 Museum's opening events; Taylor Swift steps out with her cat; listings for 15 Leonard. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Street-Art Tapestries
Plus: Juice Press opening pushed back; Burger King update; Downtown Little School auction; local kid welcomes Taylor Swift with a song; Build Schools Now meeting. / 3 comments
A New Restaurant on Warren
Also on April’s Community Board 1 agendas: Bareburger to open in FiDi; a restaurant possibly called Hedgie; gay pride dances; St. Nicholas church; Fulton Center retail plans; more.
Newsletter: Mar. 31
Taylor Swift • Broadway Development • Blow-Dry Bar • Entrepreneur Justin Hsu • J&R • Tetsu Trouble • Tiny's • More
In the News: Softcore Mommyporn
Plus: Man dies crossing subway tracks; the menu at Daruma-Ya; head of World Trade Center security resigns.








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