Seen & Heard: Peace & Love Closed Till Spring
Plus: Scaffolding coming down on two lovely buildings; Greenwich Street demolition complete; potential for an old-style sign. / 1 comment
In the News: City Buildings for Sale
Plus: 3 World Trade Center is "closer than anyone realizes"; kindergarten waitlist worries; federal asset-forfeiture bonanza; 9/11 volunteers' burden of proof; City Hall Park schoolyard; Christmas tree arson. / 1 comment
Tribeca Then and Now #6
The old-vs.-new comparisons continue with a march up Greenwich, from Beach to Laight to Vestry. / 1 comment
Chef Bill Telepan Is Opening a Tribeca Restaurant
Also on Community Board 1's January agendas: a 15-year-old restaurant appears to be closing; Tribeca is getting another Mexican restaurant; a new bar/restaurant on Franklin Street; a new fitness facility on Church; and more.
In the News: Pier 17 Eviction
Plus: 55 Hudson "extortion"; 1 West refund trouble; apartment database; Italian sailor leaves Battery Park City.
Make Good on Your New Year’s Resolutions
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New Kid on the Block: Shigure
Shigure, the new sake bar atop B Flat, is officially open. It specializes in sake (more than 40 types, with hopes of bringing that number to 60), shochu, and beer made in Japan. Also: Japanese tapas. / 1 comment
Newsletter: Dec. 31
New Kid on the Block: Drybar • Misspellings • Welcome to TweeBeCa • American Flatbread • Fika • New Amsterdam Market • East River Ferry • More
Seen & Heard: Two Restaurant Updates
Both on Church. Plus: Raccoon Lodge; New Amsterdam Market; where to go now that Mail Boxes Etc. is closed? / 7 comments
Real Estate Sales Report
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were "recorded" by the city in the past seven days (ending 12/29/12)—the sales may have taken place earlier. One is a longstanding restaurant....
In the News: East River Ferry Extension
Plus: Aamanns-Copenhagen reviewed; crime report; another big building east of City Hall Park; FiDi diner closing. / 2 comments








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In addition to all you mentioned, there is now jack hammering and heavy equipment and blocked intersections on Franklin, Greenwich... — 40 Harrison St. resident / Construction making progress on Greenwich?
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