Sneak Peek: Hunter College MFA Open Studios
Five of the artists at this weekend's Hunter College MFA Open Studios let us take an advance look. (There will be a silent auction Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., with artwork starting as low as $50.) / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: New York Sports Club on the Way Out?
Plus: The 443 Greenwich sales office; letter to 22 River Terrace tenants; Caviarteria appears open; artist Robert Janz; Dianne Talan's construction-fence paintings; Lafayette face lift.
In the News: Reboot at Los Americanos
Plus: Big development at 111 Washington and 55 Broad; ultra-Orthodox Jews protest being included in Israeli draft; Ian Schrager and Herzog & de Meuron; BPC tilting toward owners, not renters; "Downtown North."
New Kid on the Block: Gurhan Atelier
"I like working with the past," says jeweler Gurhan Orhan, whose Gurhan Atelier has opened on Franklin. "My main mission is to pick up a stone or technique from history and bring it back to life."
Seen & Heard: Hardball at 22 River Terrace
Plus: Hey, it's 11 N. Moore!; the service at Zucker's; Hudson River Park dog run; Washington Market Park. / 5 comments
20Twenty Has Closed
It's vented, so we'll likely get a restaurant; then again, we might get a bar. And there is that dance floor....
In the News: The WTC Performing Arts Center’s Uphill Battle
Plus: Atheists appeal 9/11 "cross" ruling; role play for would-be community board members; inside ad agency Havas's offices; Bob Townley on after-school funding; new restaurant from Trattoria Cinque founder. / 1 comment
Newsletter: Mar. 10
Nosy Neighbor: Storefronts at Greenwich and Chambers • PrepPrep's Marjorie Jaffe Goldner • New Fitness Studio • Pret a Manger • Crunch Lawsuit • Woolworth Building Tours • Instagram • More
Seen & Heard: City Hall Greenmarket Reopens This Week
Plus: Soccer film festival; Pier 26 boathouse update; Canal Street building.
The First Horn on the WTC Transportation Hub
The most interesting structure at the new World Trade Center is about to get a lot more interesting. (Are we calling them horns? Or would spikes or quills might be more appropriate...?) / 4 comments
Go Deeper into the Woolworth Building
Including the mezzanine and the bank vault in the basement. / 1 comment
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Or make it a mall of counterfeiters, like a Needle Park or, better yet, the modern-day Essex Market of counterfeiting.... — James Bogardus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
The Starbucks on Chambers and W. Broadway is definitely popular and it's situated in a dream spot considering the subway... — Jslv / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Given the illegal activities surrounding the building, maybe a museum celebrating the counterfeiting industry would be an appropriate use of... — Reademan / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Good ideas and good luck trying to get some institution aware of the building and its possibilities -- — John Willenbecher / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Maybe it's worth pointing out the existence and availability of this building to the powers that be at some museums.... — Marcus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Good idea, Marcus. I always thought New York could use a Museum of Architecture (well there is the Skyscraper Museum... — George Bacon / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Before Koh that store was Kai’s Kids (if I’m not mistaken). She had a beautiful selection of kids’ clothing, including... — Phyllis Ruffer / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed