Newsletter: Jan. 10
Progress Report • Steven Alan's New Store • Tribeca Then and Now #7 • Ferry crash • Asphalt Green • Peace & Love • Ponte Equities • Artflag • More
Seen & Heard: Little One Appears Stalled
Plus: Restaurant "Week"; World Financial Center Banana Republic temporarily closing; 165 Church scaffolding; Cosmopolitan Hotel. / 1 comment
Asphalt Green Update
The Battery Park City Authority posted an Asphalt Green update on its website today. It's vague about timing, but it does go into detail about the damage caused by Sandy. / 3 comments
In the News: Ferry Crash
Plus: New Montessori preschool; police blotter; interviews with chef Bill Telepan, Tribeca Grill's outgoing sommelier, and Tribeca Canvas's designer; Adidas rents showroom space in Hudson Square; Super Linda review.
Do You Look as Good as You Could?
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Steven Alan’s New Store
Having heard about it from three different people—each of whom would have reason to know—I'm pleased to report the news/rumor that Steven Alan is opening another store on Franklin.
In the News: Tribeca’s Biggest Landowner
Plus: Bus service restored; Verizon says buildings refusing repairs; FiDi hotel site changes hands; West Village hotel; food-and-fashion dinner party. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Is Peace & Love Closed for Good?
That's what people are saying. Plus: Exquisite decorative arts; Canal Park Playhouse open again; Pen Parentis event; noise-mitigation measures.
Five Dosas in Five Days
As missions go, it was a delicious one: Five dosas in five days at the Dosateria inside Whole Foods. I happen to love dosas—crispy Indian crepes with savory fillings—but was I at risk of enjoying too much of a good thing? Of overdosa-ing? / Sponsored
Tribeca Then and Now #7
The latest installment of 1980s-vs.-now comparisons focuses on buildings at the intersection of Greenwich and Desbrosses. / 1 comment
In the News: Preschool Bailing on FiDi
Plus: Behind the scenes at SoulCycle's casting; the Ear Inn; wine store huzzahs; reinsurance company lease; a critic on the bagelesque simits; FiDi board sues developer and tenant. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Artflag Is Leaving
Plus: A restaurant is making food for dogs; meeting regarding middle school; new Indian restaurant; disgusting-sounding vodka. / 1 comment
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There is a simple solution and you can make it a three strikes and you're out rule if you do... — Aaron / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
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Two years later and I think this might actually come to fruition - I noticed a new sign today on... — B. Thompson / Japanese restaurant coming to Murray Street
Unfortunately both those times are work times for me, so I cannot attend. Yes please if anyone does go please... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
likely since they can't obtain visas to come to the US via the regular channels. Only way for them to... — chinatown tom / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
The NYPD 1st and 5th precinct have scheduled community council meetings that the public can attend and ask questions. I... — Randy / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Yes they use the Manhattan Mini-Storage at 78 Walker also. That seems a natural target for enforcement then. — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street