Seen & Heard: Jin Market
More intel on the changes at the deli. Plus: The Harrison gets frisky; looking for jewelry repair and a roof-deck design help; anyone need a sauna? / 3 comments
In the News: Bogardus Plaza to Be Made Permanent?
Plus: 1WTC lit up for the holidays; Milk Street Cafe to close tomorrow; 150 Nassau real-estate sale; attempted dognapping. / 10 comments
No One Was Hurt During the Making of This Photo Essay
Here's a morbid little treat for you—buildings that, when lit by the sun, appear to be on fire. (Look, if David Lynch did it you'd think it was quirky.) / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Asphalt Green Delayed Again
Plus: Caroling opportunity; La Colombe T-shirts; CB1 main meeting moved; 50 Cent.
In the News: “More Livable” Lower Manhattan
Plus: BPCA board meeting canceled; AOA restaurant; 101 Sixth Ave. sold (and union leaving); Pier A windows left open; 149 Franklin; Edward's runs afoul of the Health Department. / 1 comment
TCQ&A: Meghan Farrell
"At Whole Foods, a man was blocking the English muffins," says the jewelry designer and DJ. "I politely asked him to move, and he was super funny and started teasing me about it. I realized after the fact that the man was Jay-Z and I'm pretty sure he was talking to Helena Christensen." / 1 comment
MIB, We Have to Talk
Thanks to Troy for alerting me to the fact that the "Men in Black 3" trailer has been posted. Alas, there's a major Tribeca-related mistake. / 1 comment
In the News: Lower Manhattan Light Show
Plus: Rampaging Santas; Battery Park City Authority president defends firings; 55 Warren.
Seen & Heard: OWS in Winter Garden
Plus: Letters to Santa; neighborhood coat drives; composting in winter; Super Linda update. / 5 comments
Loft Peeping: Inverted Warehouse Townhouse
ArchDaily just showcased this highly covetable south Tribeca residence even though the project year is listed as 2010 (or maybe that's when work gets started?). Who cares, though—it's worth peeping even if it had been completed 10 years ago. / 3 comments
Newsletter: Dec. 12
New Kids on the Block: Ristorante Aglio and Polarn O. Pyret • Construction on Pier 26 • Methadone clinic • Real estate report • Super Linda opening • Doll parts • And more
Coming Up: Todd Rundgren, Tim Finn, and Art in a Box
Plus: Tift Merritt, Electric Sheep, "The Chosen," Paula Cole, a costume parade, Ben Lee, and "a joyful synthesis." / 1 comment











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