Seen & Heard: Bottomless Brunch at Tribeca Canvas
Plus: Simit + Smith has opened; Kitchenette taking brunch reservations; Mavis Staples in concert; Star Pizza back in business; Hudson River Park update. / 7 comments
A Broadway Tour
The owner of several Broadway buildings that still rent to creative types invited me over to look around—I got new views of Franklin Place, the 84 White penthouse, and Cortlandt Alley, and I learned how those great old Tribeca fire doors worked. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: New Amsterdam Market to Be Monthly This Fall
Plus: Mangez Avec Moi's off-menu Laotian feast; architect chosen for Trinity Church tower; Brookfield Place's Devon & Blakely to close this week.
In the News: Sweetgreen Preview
Plus: Vermouth founder's apartment; does South Street Seaport owner owe $1.8 million in back taxes?; construction fencing on Fulton; 80 John analysis.
“Lightness of Being” at City Hall Park
There's a new sculpture exhibit up at City Hall Park. Be warned: It includes clown performances. / 2 comments
Loft Peeping: 270 Broadway Penthouse
Promised "freedom from budget constraints," local architect Steven Harris went all out, creating a dazzling 8,000-square-foot aerie with jaw-dropping views. The Cool Hunter had the story. / 4 comments
Newsletter: July 25
New Kid on the Block: Shinola • Blue Bottle Coffee • Hudson River Park Conflict • Energy Healer • Boat Burglars • Rumored Landmark Tenant • Cobblestoning Staple Street? • Dog Run Postponed • Equinox • More
Progress Report | August 2013
It can be hard to keep up with everything that’s coming soon (or coming eventually), so here’s a quick rundown. / 6 comments
In the News: Equinox and Calypso to Open in Brookfield Place
Plus: Khe-Yo opening date; American Cut; P.S. 150 move still possible; police blotter; Best Made sale; maximalist one-bedroom for sale.
Seen & Heard: Cobblestoning Staple Street?
Plus: Élan Flowers has moved; rumored tenant for a Tribeca landmark; Los Americanos delivery; community night at the 9/11 Memorial; gallery gone; the NYPD's response about Pier 26 noise complaints.










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