Newsletter: Sept. 16
New Kids on the Block: Mel Furukawa and Dance with Miss Rachel • Voyeurism Appeal • Lenny's • The Reade Chambers • Art Karaoke • Welcome to TweeBeCa • More
Seen & Heard: Six Weeks of Karaoke
Plus: Carini Lang's annual sale; a visit to the Restaurant at All Good Things; more on the new Ultrafit studio; pizza joint opens; Seaport construction update; Ukrainian restaurant. / 2 comments
Real Estate Sales Report
Who’s buying where, from whom—and for how much. There's a question about a $6 million studio for you real-estate experts.
In the News: Voyeurism Verdict Being Appealed
Plus: Seaport wine bar has reopened; Distilled gets reviewed.
Seen & Heard: Opening Forecast for Lenny’s
Plus: New Amsterdam Market reminder; surfing at the gym; Brookfield Place construction closures; Bela Brazil's new location; the morality of economics; alfresco games; psychologists for students.
New Kid on the Block: Mel Furukawa
Floral designer Mel Furukawa has lived and worked on Duane Street since 1975, but he has only just recently opened a tiny shop on the same block. / 10 comments
In the News: Too Much Drywall
Plus: Tribeca on the New Yorker's cover; PATH train to Newark airport?; Verizon building condos; Lower Manhattan tech initiative; cyclists assaulted; no longer "Ground Zero"; time-lapse video of 1 World Trade Center's rise; 100 Hudson. / 3 comments
New Kid on the Block: Dance with Miss Rachel
Beloved kids' dance teacher Rachel Cantor is back in Tribeca with her own studio, Dance with Miss Rachel. "It has been amazing to watch kids' eyes light up when they walk in and see it," she says.
Seen & Heard: The Reade Chambers
Plus: 52 Thomas resident explains her point of view; status update on the Pret coming to Broadway; 56 Leonard; Chipotle beans; Khe-Yosk sandwiches; art exhibit.
Downtown’s Only Anti-Gravity Treadmill Is at ARC Athletics
The world's best athletes and sports teams consider the Alter-G Anti-Gravity Treadmill essential for athletic conditioning and rehabilitation—and there's one at ARC Athletics on Staple Street. / Sponsored
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I completely agree with you about the loss of hardware stores and Dick's is a good one. I currently use... — Heide Fasnacht / In the News: A 70-year-old Fidi hardware store faces closure
I live on Lispenard and these guys really bother me. They block the sidewalks. They gobble up the on street... — lowrider / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever
I was sorry to read about Dick's Hardware, another storied downtown business threatened with extinction. As a hardware store employee... — Gary / In the News: A 70-year-old Fidi hardware store faces closure
The solution is to have a nice local market or farmers market there before they setup early in morning — Alex / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever
Definitely mostly tourists. I've taken to telling them that there are still pancakes at lots of other places that don't... — Elizabeth / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?
I can’t wait for Friedman’s to open so that the neighborhood can do out for weekend brunch again. — Bec / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?
Are there some higher up powers that have been protecting these African fake vendors and their Chinese counterparts? It’s inexplicable... — R. / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever