Newsletter: Oct. 20
Stoplight victory • Zutto rebooted • Whole Foods Tribeca's new Wellness Club • School zoning • Nosy Neighbor: Rooftop gizmos • John E. Zuccotti • Bon Chicken • Park51• Much more
Seen & Heard: Occupy Wall Street Reaches Out to Residents
Plus: Chamber-music salon at Le Pain Quotidien; Liberty Street conversion comes back to life; new FiDi community group. / 2 comments
In the News: Soho House for Muslims?
Possible Park51 permutations. Plus: Batman to shoot at OWS?; Earl's Court opening date; Cuomo and his strong-arm move of the St. Nicholas church; New York Cares; a sale at 9 Murray. / 1 comment
Stoplight Victory
The DOT has agreed to install a traffic signal at Greenwich and Duane! And nobody had to die first! / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Bon Chicken
The coop has been flown. Plus: New gallery; when kids are trick-or-treating; zombie novel book club. / 2 comments
In the News: School Zoning Impasse
Plus: The blah new design for Five Franklin Place; lowest-price Tribeca loft sale since late 2008; negotiations between Occupy Wall Street and residents not going well at all; Jill Abramson. / 1 comment
Nosy Neighbor: What Are Those Things on 65 Reade?
"On top of 65 Reade there are two new gizmos on the roof. They don't appear to be cell towers since they are angled downward. They aren't satellite dishes either. I was wondering if you had seen these here or anywhere and what they're possibly used for." —A. UPDATE: Two intriguing possibilities. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Espasso Sergio Rodrigues
Plus: Sarabeth's Tribeca; a surge in traffic; Halloween volunteers; Halloween plans. / 6 comments
In the News: John E. Zuccotti
Plus: Park51 rent dispute; Brookfield to become full owner of WFC; East River Ferry is popular; Naked Pizza.
The New Whole Foods Wellness Club
If you're looking for help and support on your "personal health journey"—or if you just want a discount on healthy foods—you'll be interested in Whole Foods Tribeca's new Wellness Club.
Newsletter: Oct. 17
New Kid on the Block: JEM Café • Looking up at Tribeca • Coming up • Dana Faith jewelry event • François Payard Bakery • Occupy Wall Street • Much more
Left rectangle ads redesigned
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