Newsletter: May 2
The Voyeur Next Door • Kori Seized • The Seaport, Six Months Later • Hairstylist Rheanne White • 2 Harrison • Dylan Prime • J&R's Consolidation • More
In the News: Bubby’s in the Meatpacking District
Plus: P.S. 150 parents protest; Uniqlo dreaming of FiDi; architect's apartment for sale; Dave's Hoagies review; charitable schoolkids.
Seen & Heard: J&R’s Consolidation
Everything will be in one building. Plus: 84 White revealed; P.S. 150 petition; Mimi's Café has closed; Duane Park/Bogardus Plaza kids' event; Edible Arrangements; art exhibit; Dylan Prime reclaimed; art sale in support of the Bridge Café. / 1 comment
Kori Has Been Seized
Another Church Street restaurant has failed. Plus: Will Dylan Prime pull through? UPDATE: Dylan Prime reclaimed by owner. / 6 comments
The Seaport, Six Months Later
Can you believe it has been six months since Sandy? It may still be chewed up, but many of the businesses that make it special are back. / 4 comments
Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Mother’s Day is May 12. Are you ready? She might mean it when she says that all she wants is breakfast in bed, but why take the risk? / Sponsored
In the News: Final Piece of 1WTC’s Spire to Go Up Tomorrow
Plus: Great old liquor store doomed?; Japanese speakeasy coming to Tribeca; fire at Tribeca Blu hotel; Axl Rose looking for apartment; Bikini Bar revised dates; 95 Franklin analysis. / 9 comments
Seen & Heard: Landmark Finally Getting Unveiled
Plus: Desayuno and almuerzo at Los Americanos; sandwich shop reopens; Citigroup plaza changes?; film shoot; Blumberg's moved; 17 Harrison; Loopy Doopy reopens; Gateway Plaza bike-rack protest; Tribeca Park sculpture; Franklin Place sales office; Walker break-ins. / 3 comments
Franklin Place Just Got a Little Less Exclusive
Also on Community Board 1's May agendas: Liquor license for Denny's; P.S. 150's proposed move; Hamptons export Tutto Il Giorno; Upper East Side export Gina La Fornarina; 60 Collister rooftop pergolas; Downtown Connection; sexy shoeshines.
In the News: 9/11 Wreckage Wasn’t Landing Gear
Plus: New sailing program; Franklin Place sales office; Benares lunch review; book publisher.
Seen & Heard: 1WTC Spire Postponed
Plus: Dylan Prime auction; Bikini Bar's summer plans (juice bar!); another thought about the Citi Bike racks; five-and-dime at Cosmopolitan Café; Loopy Doopy pushed back; coming up at Soho Photo. / 7 comments
Lena Dunham’s Hairstylist Is Opening a Salon Here
Renowned hairstylist Rheanne White—who lives in Tribeca—has chosen a spot close to home for her first salon. It'll be at 14 Jay, and it'll have 10 chairs.
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Does the article mention how these entrepreneurs are part of organized crime networks, that counterfeiting is one of the main... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Some puzzling and inconsistent aspects about the NYT article on street vendors from Senegal. For example, the article made little... — Lisa L / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Work will make you stonger. — MB / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?
An online petition with 1,600 signatures doesn’t outweigh the needs of the kids who use that basketball court. I’ve lived... — NoDogPark / Grand Canal basketball court should be back by end of summer
3 Walker Street was the location of my father's retail store (AST) which serviced and sold musical electronic equipment. One... — Michael Kramer / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
Property buyers rich enough for 1.8 floors per apartment in a 9 story building explicitly don't want a gathering spot... — Elizabeth / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building
They occasionally make mistakes but, for the most part, that is not what they do. I wish ICE would establish... — lowrider / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?