In the News: Film Fest Fêtes
Life on the indie fringe. Plus: Placard parking outrage; Alexis Stewart sells her penthouse; agita over Tom Otterness's disturbing past; Sacha Baron Cohen and Usher looking for rentals; LMDC boots Julie Menin.
Telepan Tribeca
The Upper West Side restaurant's pop-up (inside Pécan) opened last night. So how was it? / 2 comments
Newsletter: Apr. 28
New Kid on the Blocks: Prime Essentials and Patron of the New • Another Starbucks • Tribeca street typography • Pop-up gallery • 9/11 documentary • More
In the News: Drop That Bag!
Counterfeit-bag buyers might start getting penalized. Plus: Battery Place Market coming to GS complex; Don Hill's closing (for real this time); 3.1 Phillip Lim moving to Hudson Square; beer garden unlikely; 99 Reade. / 2 comments
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.









Or make it a mall of counterfeiters, like a Needle Park or, better yet, the modern-day Essex Market of counterfeiting.... — James Bogardus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
The Starbucks on Chambers and W. Broadway is definitely popular and it's situated in a dream spot considering the subway... — Jslv / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Given the illegal activities surrounding the building, maybe a museum celebrating the counterfeiting industry would be an appropriate use of... — Reademan / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Good ideas and good luck trying to get some institution aware of the building and its possibilities -- — John Willenbecher / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Maybe it's worth pointing out the existence and availability of this building to the powers that be at some museums.... — Marcus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Good idea, Marcus. I always thought New York could use a Museum of Architecture (well there is the Skyscraper Museum... — George Bacon / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Before Koh that store was Kai’s Kids (if I’m not mistaken). She had a beautiful selection of kids’ clothing, including... — Phyllis Ruffer / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed