What Is This, Pyongyang?
After I took a photo of 60 Hudson, a security guard ran after me and tried to take me back into the building. / 5 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Be the first to identify where this photo was taken and you'll win a (figurative) gold star. [Updated with the answer] / 7 comments
Seen & Heard: Terroir Lunch
...and brunch, too. Plus: B East; Design Night on Duane Street; TAMA final sale; Euphoria Spa specials; 471 Washington progress; Trattoria Cinque; deals at Real Pilates and Wall Street Burger Shoppe; coal chutes; Rondo returns; more. / 1 comment
In the News: Justin Timberlake
...is moving to Soho. Plus: LMDC windfall for downtown (and WFC arts center); Danny Meyer restaurants; trays; Lady Gaga looks at Vestry; Hallmark war protestors; Michelin ratings; 279 Broadway; more. / 2 comments
Looking Forward: Asphalt Green BPC
Someday, when the construction is finished, it'll look like this.... / 2 comments
Newsletter: Oct. 7
More shopdogs and shopcats • Birdbath Bakery • Jehangir Mehta's Mehtaphor • Franklin Café Buon Gusto • Tribeca Health & Fitness • Tribeca Girls • New health food store • WFC revamp • And more
Seen & Heard: Loft Peeping
Plus: Deals at three shops, a restaurant, and a spa; James Franco (over)extended; "Giant Noise Toy"; the Sheraton Tribeca.
Now Open: Birdbath Bakery
You'll find the usual array of Birdbath baked goods—tarts, scones, muffins, those infernal cookies—as well as prepared foods.
In the News: Pelea Mexicana
Plus: Marc Forgione gets the big review; Seamen's Church Institute selling its Seaport building; details on renting at Beekman Tower; FiDi in Jell-O; chic new nail salon; New York Harbor School; filmmaker Lena Dunham.
New Kid on the Block: Mehtaphor
The Duane Street Hotel has a new restaurant opening today: Mehtaphor, named after chef Jehangir Mehta, whom you may know from his East Village restaurant Graffiti or his stints on "Iron Chef America" and "The Next Iron Chef." / 5 comments
Seen & Heard: Tribeca Girls
...has left the building. Plus: More fitness coming to the 'hood?; Real Pilates gets tech-y; tango trivia winners; ferry poetry; documentary series ends; spa deals.
First Impression: Franklin Café Buon Gusto
Much of what made Franklin Café Tavola Calda charming is still there (and what made it awkward is gone). / 3 comments










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