New Kid on the Block: Prime Essentials
Prime Essentials' first store is opening this afternoon. It's a little Macy's, a little Bed Bath & Beyond, a little Duane Reade, a little Whole Foods, a little corner deli.... / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Pop-Up Gallery
Plus: Discounted tickets to the Tribeca Film Festival; Worth Kitchen's Cinco de Mayo dinner. / 1 comment
New Kid on the Block: Patron of the New
"I wanted a store that created dreams," says Al Abayan, who just opened Patron of the New. "Sure, there are fancy expensive clothes, but there's also $10 mosquito spray. There can be anything as long as it's the right taste level." / 3 comments
In the News: 9/11 Documentary
...by a 14-year-old Lower Manhattan filmmaker. Plus: Farmer's market expansion; funky staircase; Conrad in progress; Trump Soho restaurant disintegration; Anne Frank tree delay; Calatrava cost rising"; baby falcons.
Seen & Heard: Arbitrage
Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon watch in effect. Plus: Deals on Puffy's and art books; 55 Warren.
In the News: Candy Raid
Seriously. Plus: Manhattan Youth is hard up; tall ships rotting; a funny cartoon.
Manhattan Types
"I'm a sucker for typography in the street," says Tribeca photographer Ellinor Stigle.
Newsletter: Apr. 25
New Kid on the Block: Brushstroke • Artist Bill Barrett • Sing for Hope's Pop-Up Pianos • Real-estate sales report • Anne Frank Center USA • Royal wedding • More
In the News: Telepécan
An Upper West Side restaurant will "pop up" in Tribeca. Plus: Century 21 online sales; city to sell buildings; evangelical church.
What’s Up This Week
Dusty Springfield, presidential sex, TOAST Art Walk, a dewy Richard Gere, and the Tribeca Family Festival are just a few of the highlights on this week’s agenda.
Photo Safari: Lionel Was Here
This week: Photos taken on Church, Reade, Chambers, and W. Broadway.










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I cannot believe he said that, nor that anyone believed that. — James Bogardus / Tower plans have begun for Independence Plaza
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