In the News: Danny Meyer Rumor
Plus: 9/11 health bill signed; Bouley tasting menu; Trinity Real Estate Q&A; East River Waterfront Park opening delayed; Highlights in Jazz; courtroom artist interviewed; artist Jonathan Waite; Project Rebirth.
Serene Scenes of Winter
Leave it to a Swedish expat to see the beauty of winter: Photographer Ellinor Stigle took these crisp, monochromatic images on Christmas morning, when she and her mother were walking Ellinor's dog in Hudson River Park. / 1 comment
Newsletter: Jan. 3
2010 openings and closings • What's up this week • Beware the doorflowers • The Best of 2010 • And more
Seen & Heard: New Gym
Plus: Deals on Jazzercise, Bootcamp Republic, and Music for Aardvarks; party at Brick.
In the News: Half-Naked Firefighters
Plus: Schools, schools, and schools; Bethenny Frankel; artist Alexis Rockman; Let There Be Neon; the WTC and its third-quarter construction goals.
What’s Up This Week
Fresh jokes, kindhearted Muslims, and zombies are just three of the highlights on this week's agenda.
2010 Openings and Closings
A heck of a lot opened last year—but, alas, quite a bit closed, too. And one restaurant managed to do both. / 2 comments
Best of 2010: Part 3
The final batch of highlights. Thanks again to everyone who helped out! (P.S. When I say "final," I'm not including the lists of what has opened and closed. Stay tuned....)
Best of 2010: Part 1
Some of my favorite posts over the past 12 months, chosen simply because as I made my way through post after post after post, they were the ones that made me smile.
Seen & Heard: New Year’s Eve Favors
Plus: Resolution-size cookies; coin-counting fee; deal on Manhattan Children's Theatre.









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I’m officially a senior citizen and I have to tell you if me and my buddies from the Bronx had... — John Gallagher / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
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: 101 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: 101 Franklin / 250 Church