Roundup: Look Sharp
This photo is actually of an ax—a Tribeca-base company is making them...? • Babylicious to be reborn as Torly Kid (and will stock tween merch as well) • Brand Library gets the munchies • More
When Google Asks…
And I didn’t even know Google had a store! Gary Graham, whose boutique is on Franklin Street, has created an intentionally distressed T-shirt to be sold at googlestore.com. (It sure beats this T-shirt with the Gmail logo across the chest, $12.) The design incorporates the Google Maps red dot—”a global symbol to stand for where we […]
Roundup: Benched
Goodbye, curly green benches • Asphalt Green in Battery Park City • Austrian pancakes • No laughing at Corton • Standing up for anti-terror trial residents
A Piece of Tribeca® (Pt. 2)
Back in November I wrote about a bunch of products named Tribeca, and how they were so different fro each other that it made me wonder what Tribeca means to people. Well, those were evidently just the tip of the iceberg. / 2 comments
Roundup: Pedal Pusher
A peek at the chic new bike store on Reade • World-class ballet on its way • Steven Alan profiled • Tribeca Cinemas Kids Club • Photographs of Mali • A spa deal for V-Day • Farinella for Super Bowl Sunday • More
Newsletter: Feb. 1
Civic Center or Tribeca? • Long-standing restaurant closes • Brushstroke • Pizza and wine! • Ice-rink drama • Diorama how-to • And more
Roundup: Sky Falls Again
Cosmopolitan Café's updated menu • Drama at the ice rink • How to make a Moomah diorama • Abortion at the Flea • The blues at TPAC • The next Tribeca Meet & Greet
Civic Center: No Thanks
In today's Real Estate section, The New York Times notices that 20,000 live (roughly) between Church, Walker, Pearl, and Fulton, and writes a nice enough article about the joys therein. But then it goes and ruin everything by calling that area "Civic Center."
Roundup: Menu du Jour
Obama administration rethinking terror-trial site • Cosmopolitan Café menu • Rotary Club of Wall Street • Brushstroke opening date • Chanterelle's exquisite menus
Room Upgrade
I stopped by the new Room today (it moved from Duane Street to the northwest corner of N. Moore and Varick). It looks great. The old space was nothing to sneeze at—I’d live there—but the new one has more character and, even better, natural light. / 1 comment
My Kind of School
When New York Vintners invited me to come to one of its many classes, I’m afraid I didn’t venture too far from my core interests: “Pizza and the Wines That Love It” had my name written all over it. / 2 comments
Arrivederci, Arqua
It's official: Longstanding Church Street restaurant Arqua is closing after more than 20 years. / 1 comment








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