Into the Clouds
This week's dazzling fog really inspired the photographers out there! I received three from anonymous readers and a big batch from Milo Hess.
New Kid on the Block: Superstar Gym
A belated look around the 3,500-square-foot boutique gym in northwest Tribeca, where innovative fitness equipment abounds.
Seen & Heard: Soup Dumplings
Plus: Collect Pond Park update; R 20th Century changes its name; Stillfried Wien gets a sign; pizza dough; Mexican restaurant forecast.
In the News: Progress at El Vez
Plus: Anthony Bourdain market rumored for 3 World Trade Center; model Karolina Kurkova; wallet-snatching suspect; police blotter; designer Anna Coroneo's Tribeca; FiDi hotel rendering.
The World Trade Center Retail Floor Plans (Part 2)
And now, even more interesting, what will be below ground at the World Trade Center—with rendering videos of how the shopping and dining concourse will look and feel. UPDATE: "Level 1" is the lowest floor. / 11 comments
The World Trade Center Retail Floor Plans (Part 1)
If you find it hard to wrap your head around how you'll be engaging with the World Trade Center, the floor plans for the five levels of retail, opening in 2015, will be a tremendous help. Plus: a splendid rendering video of Cortlandt Way.
Newsletter: Jan. 16
Hawaii Cupcake Factory • TCQ&A: Matt Newberg • Cosmopolitan Café • 100 Franklin • 3 World Trade Center • Mondo Cane and Gotham Bikes Moving • More
Seen & Heard: “The 9/11 Theatrical Experience”
Plus: Corbin Building subway entrance opens; Benvenuto open 24 hours; predicting the Super Bowl winner; 15 Renwick rendering. / 1 comment
In the News: Cortlandt Alley Apartments Approved
Plus: 9/11 Museum faces funding issues; Seaport town hall recap; Max opening in Williamsburg.
Seen & Heard: New York Academy of Art’s “Big Picture”
Plus: Lunch delivery at Mulberry & Vine; "luxurious waxing for everyone"; more on the Cosmopolitan Café.









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