Gym Dandy
I got a tour of Tribeca Health & Fitness, the good-value gym on Chambers. It's so not the dodgy place it used to be. / 2 comments
In the News: Staircase Drama
Plus: Fiterman Hall update; 88 Pine newsstand kiboshed; a covetable loft and a "mancave"; residential urinals; the new bar under Plein Sud.
Newsletter: Oct. 4
New Kid on the Block: Maserati of Manhattan • Clever, cute, and creepy Halloween crafts • September refresher • Calendar of events • Mehtaphor opening • Kardashians • New salon • More
Seen & Heard: RHX Cries Wolf
Plus: Donation-based dance classes; TriBattery Pops is looking for new blood; and a new pedicure at Sweet Lily.
In the News: Mehtaphor Menu
Plus: Kardashians to move into a Tribeca hotel and film spin-off; artist Katy Martin; choreographer Carrie Ahern.
Calendar: Oct. 3–31
This week in and around Tribeca: Barbara Corcoran; Howard Dean; David Baldacci, Sandra Brown, and Harlan Coben; Antonya Nelson; Drunken Dragon Night; Asian-American singer-songwriters; new Soho Photo show; "The Black Cat" (1934); Rebecca Moses; PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-erian; WFC restaurant showcase; Gotham Screen Film Festival; more.
September Refresher
In case you missed it, here's what happened in Tribeca last month....
Seen & Heard: TAMA Liquidation
Plus: Loft Tour tickets; new vendor at Greenmarket; yoga deal; One Medical Group.
Homemade Halloween
A cupcake graveyard, a vampire-bite necklace, creepy crudités: Former Tribecan Alicia Kachmar has a new book, "Witch Craft," that's full of ways to make Halloween even more fun.
Foto Friday
This week: photos taken on Broadway, Church, Chambers, and Reade, as well as in City Hall Park.
In the News: Mehtaphor Opening
Plus: 7-9 Harrison to be sold; more Park51 renderings and membership details; "Office Hours" review; Rector Square; Puffy's bartender; 20x24 Polaroid camera; artist Dan Colen.
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
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