New Kid on the Block: Cafe Boca Ciega
"This is rocket fuel," says Osiel Rojas, cofounder of Cafe Boca Ciega, of "the first good cup of Cuban coffee in New York." Plus: A related gallery will soon open in the adjacent space.
The Gay Pride Pier Dance Is Coming Back
Also on March’s Community Board 1 agendas: Spring Studios to do some explaining; Hampton Jitney (expansion?); mysterious Megu liquor-license issue; and more.
In the News: Chipotle Menu Upgrade
Plus: Shabby behavior at Independent Plaza North; the history of 5 Beekman; inside Soho's new Smith & Mills sister restaurant; Greenhouse bottle fight; opposing diesel generator atop Sixth Avenue landmark.
Seen & Heard: Church Street Gentrification
Plus: Dylan Prime's new lunch menu; Cuban café on Broadway open; China Blue delivering; Live Well Company debuts next week; photos by World War II vets at Soho Photo; Broadway restaurant in play? / 6 comments
Nosy Neighbor: When Will 87 Leonard Be Done?
"No activity since the last summer. The interior appears nearly complete (or as complete as it was last summer). It surprises me that no one has swooped in to buy it and finish the job." —A.
New Kid on the Block: The Bullett Shop
Bullett is a digital publication, creative agency, and retail website—and now it has a brick-and-mortar shop on Walker for its audience of trendsetting twentysomethings.
Newsletter: Feb. 27
Loft Peeping: Lisa & Damon Liss • New World Trade Center PATH platform • Nosy Neighbor: Sanitation Garage • Harold Ramis Tribute • Seaport Working Group • More
In the News: Penis-Painting Revenge Plot
Plus: Seamless crackdown; Telepan Local's fried watercress; Alice Feiring wine club; the Condé Nast effect; a peek inside the 93 Reade conversion; Seaport working group. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Harold Ramis Tribute
Plus: Ruben's Empandas has closed; salon rumor; Four Seasons construction update; Battery Dance Company event; Russell Simmons on meditation. / 4 comments
The Nicest Train Platform in Manhattan
A glamorous new platform at the World Trade Center PATH station opened yesterday.
Nosy Neighbor: What Are Those Panels on the Sanitation Garage?
"The new sanitation building has panels on the south side. It looked like they can rotate which made me think they were solar. An angry-looking construction worker barked that they were 'solar sheets.'" —Tony
Seen & Heard: Creperie Correction
Plus: Bag of brown, gunky fluid on N. Moore; 88 Leonard retail space; 28 N. Moore conversion drawings; "Where in Tribeca...?" hint. / 4 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
More importantly, what will happen to yves and S&M? — JF / Addition will move forward at Greenwich & North Moore
What can be done to attract useful, long-term retailers to Tribeca and other neighborhoods? For starters: Make it easier to... — James Bogardus / Seen & Heard: Suram is open on Greenwich
The REI likely closed because of their antipathy towards unions. Same as the Trader Joe's wine store on 14th. — malcolm / Seen & Heard: Suram is open on Greenwich
I suppose REI suffered from the same scourge that Tent and Trails did... people using it as the showroom /... — N / Seen & Heard: Suram is open on Greenwich
Sorry to hear about REI. Another retailer gone. What can be done to attract useful, long-term retailers to Tribeca and... — Gary / Seen & Heard: Suram is open on Greenwich
Tribeca Citizen. PRO WOMEN PHOTOGS SHOW AT BMCC. Thank you for including Margit Zsedely's photo here. Professional Women Photographers Small... — Margit Zsedely / Seen & Heard: Photography show at BMCC
Do we think Smith & Mills and Yves will find new homes? :') — CE / Addition will move forward at Greenwich & North Moore