Newsletter: Mar. 8
New Kid on the Block: Woodrow's • Fun with Autocorrections • Hotel Particulier • Alexander Wang's sweatshop • White powder • Potbelly Sandwich Shop • Faith Exchange's awnings • Much more
First Impressions: Potbelly Sandwich Shop
The latest outpost of Chicago's much-loved sandwich shop is open on Broadway between Reade and Chambers. Maybe beggars shouldn't be choosers, but.... / 8 comments
In the News: White Powder
Received in four states. Plus: CB1 rejects Occupy Wall Street event in Battery Park City; World Trade Center excavation clarification; John Street noise meeting; man hit by car; activists hand out pink slips.
Checking in to Hotel Particulier
The not-yet-open gallery on Grand Street is giving a preview of the still-raw space, which will one day also have a café, shop, and Champagne. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: World Financial Center in Legos
Long winter? Plus: Kori open on Sundays; Pippi Longstocking is on her way; Chipotle temporarily closed; Aamanns/Copenhagen.
In the News: Alexander Wang’s Sweatshop
(No, that's not a new boutique.) Plus: White powder sent to local school; Occupy Wall Street's "rebirthing ceremony"; Artisan Lofts lawsuit; antenna at One World Trade Center.
Fun with Autocorrect
Can you tell which Tribeca business and street names inspired the following autocorrections? The first person to do so wins a half-dozen delicious cupcakes from Tribeca Treats!
Seen & Heard: Is Faith Exchange Too Loud and Too Ugly?
And/or totally cuckoo? Plus: Asphalt Green semi-update; sandwich report. / 14 comments
In the News: Best of New York
And the winners are.... Plus: Donald Antrim short story; ship returns to Seaport; Yankee Clipper [still] closed. / 2 comments
New Kid on the Block: Woodrow’s
"I wanted something between a dive and a fancy restaurant," says Erin Garmont, who just opened Woodrow's on Murray. "The kind of place where a woman can come in and not be afraid of how dirty the bathroom might be." / 29 comments
Newsletter: March 5
New Kid on the Block: The Ludlow Shop • Max Is Moving • 12 Tweets of Tribeca • 10 Hubert Renovation • Atera to Open Soon • Coming Up • Much more
Coming Up: “Stunt Lab,” Tribeca’s Artist Era, Andy Cohen
Plus: Bruce Eric Kaplan, Matthew Sweet, David Rockwell, Robert Caro, and art made on a homemade boat.
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Blame those in charge, including our mayor. Mamdani pledged support for NYC street vendors. Now they’re facing a crackdown. https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-pledged-support-for-nyc-street-vendors-now-theyre-facing-a-crackdown... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
UN report on counterfeiting and organized crime: https://www.unodc.org/toc/en/crimes/counterfeit-goods.html — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Society has lost its mind letting people walk around outdoors with masks on as if it's not obviously insanely suspicious.... — person / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
I'm okay with extra reinforcing, recalling what happened at Pfizer's residential conversion on 42nd Street. Demolition could have been dusty... — Gary / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
I am curious how they came to the decision to rehabilitate the existing structure rather than just tear it down.... — Reademan / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
There is widespread agreement that the illegal Canal vendors are destroying the quality of life for local residents because they... — lowrider / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street