Seen & Heard: Brooklyn Bridge goes modern
LEDs for the old timer. Plus Mo' Better Blues on Governors; maternity wear pop-up from Emilia George; a new building for Hudson Square; Tamid opens in Westchester.
Newsletter: July 22
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Sneak Peek: Buddha-Bar
After five years of planning, the former Megu space on Thomas is once again a luxe, expansive restaurant, the 13th outpost of the Buddha-Bar global empire. / 17 comments
Seen & Heard: Concert tonight at Pier 26
Plus more blues at Wagner this Thursday; the sound bath is rescheduled for this weekend; the Lilac opens for visitors on Saturday.
Nosy Neighbor: Why are there police cars and officers stationed at Target
B. wrote: "During the height of the lockdown I assumed they were there to help enforce crowd control and/or mask mandates but this seems more than that." / 19 comments
Andrew Melnick, a Tabak broker who had deep roots in Tribeca, dies at 65
He worked here for three decades, but also helped found the Downtown Soccer League and found homes for hundreds of Tribecans over the years. / 18 comments
Seen & Heard: Free Shakespeare at The Battery
New York Classical Theatre presents King Lear with a happy ending; Café Clementine is still simmering; a local resident puts out an interior design shingle. / 1 comment
Racines will reinvent itself in the fall
The restaurant opened on Chambers in 2014 and almost immediately became a destination for locals and those from afar. It will reopen by the end of the year as a new restaurant. / 2 comments
Where on Wall Street? Spooky cocktail soiree coming this fall
A Halloween event promises to spook people at a Wall Street mansion. Who knows where it is? / 7 comments
Newsletter: July 19
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Where in (just a short stroll from) Tribeca?
This is a bit of a relic. Where is it? / 1 comment
Estancia 460 will expand next door with a more casual bar
The family-run restaurant that's been on Greenwich for 26 years will take the space next door for a low-key casual lounge concept. / 9 comments
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