Seen & Heard: Franklin Café, Buon Giorno!
Plus: New salon on the way; Il Matto lunch; Theater Bar; Salaam Bombay deal; Mexicue; Andaz Wall Street; "Bodies" deal; Bacon Brothers; Church Street School open house / 1 comment
New Kid on the Block: Maserati of Manhattan
"Why Tribeca?" says Michael Bellina, general manager of Maserati of Manhattan, which has just opened in One York. "Tribeca and Maserati are both all about style, performance, and luxury."
Newsletter: Oct. 1
Loft tour preview #3 • Last chance to win steak, wine, and tango • Park 51 renderings • Calendar • Mayor Bloomberg • New Kid on the Block: RH Gallery • Sheraton Tribeca • Where in Tribeca...? • More
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this rooster lives? Post your answer in the comments. {Updated with the answer.] / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Equinox + Citibabes
Plus: New show at Tribeca Project Space; Papatzul deal; Tribeca Health & Fitness; crime stats; Grandaisy pizza deal; somebody special won a cookie.
In the News: Sheet Sale
Plus: Marc Forgione getting reviewed; CB1 on affordable housing; Adeline Adeline; Dick and Laura Parsons; street signs.
In the News: Super Linda Is Back On
Plus: 9/11 worker bill passes; Pace student killed; Stay at Home Dad; literary Manhattan; Joe Pesci; Architecture & Design Film Festival
New Park51 Renderings
Park51 just posted three news renderings by Soma Architects. Pretty foxy, no? / 1 comment
In the News: Isn’t It Rich?
Tribeca makes a most-expensive list. Plus: Thefts at the Hallmark retirement home; more on the medical center at 200 Chambers; a run-in at Kings Pharmacy; and a mural by Shepard Fairey and CityKids.
Seen & Heard: 57 Reade Progress
Plus: Belly dancing deal; classes in pole dancing and Italian; Scotch tasting; sample sale; burlesque; and a kids' theater discount.
New Kid on the Block: RH Gallery
The gallery will show artists from all around the world who might be well-known in their countries but who haven't been exhibited much here. "There will be a real respect for craftsmanship," says director Rebecca Heidenberg.









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