New Kid on the Block: Action Black
The membership-model fitness chain out of Colombia with about 11 locations there opened officially on June 22 on two floors on Franklin.
Seen & Heard: July 4th celebration at Castle Clinton
Plus CAVA will open in Hudson Square; BPC dedicated the Rockefeller park house; a free contemporary dance musical from Church Street faculty.
Olive’s coming to Greenwich and Hubert
It looks like the owners of the Soho staple have taken the old Sweetgreen space, adding to their Brookfield location. / 2 comments
Sarabeth’s will close tonight
Sarabeth's, the 43-year-old local chain that has had an outpost here for 13 years, is serving for just a few more hours. / 14 comments
In the News: More for the Tribeca Design District
Plus Flushing's Golden Mall is coming to Fidi; more on the new home for Colony; Downtown destinations for design lovers.
Newsletter: July 1
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The Great Tribeca Deli Resurgence
By my count the neighborhood has six new delis, opened in the past several months. / 9 comments
Seen & Heard: Park closings for July 4
Plus Pride is this weekend; some feathered friends in the neighborhood; a kids tie-dye event in Duane Park in preparation for the 4th. / 1 comment
Corner of Lispenard and West Broadway is sold
Number 1 Lispenard, which houses Nancy Whiskey Pub and was owned by the Matera family, has been sold along with #5. / 14 comments
Seen & Heard: Puffy’s window shattered
Plus a gut reno for Meadow Lane; one illegal cannabis store shutters, another still hanging on. / 1 comment
Construction moving along at 14 White
The six-story building, with a smaller seventh floor, will have six or seven residential units and ground floor commercial. / 1 comment
Newsletter: June 27
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