Seen & Heard: Park Place Demolition
Plus: Amusing rendering of 440 Washington; "Tribute in Light"–style memorial on the West Coast; new shows at Sapar Contemporary and Bortolami.
In the News: The Penthouse Collector
Plus: Opening forecast for Au Cheval restaurant; Italian soccer player buys at new FiDi tower; history of a White Street building.
Newsletter: Jan. 10
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In the News: Joe’s Pizza Is Opening in FiDi
Plus: "One of NYC's most underrated chefs" is now cooking in Tribeca; recent local thefts; no progress on a Lower Manhattan storm-resiliency plan. / 6 comments
Seen & Heard: A Starbucks Is Closing
Plus: "For lease" sign spotted in Kori's window; survey about the Brooklyn Bridge Esplanade north of Peck Slip; former Tribeca physician's art exhibit at National Exemplar; "Romeo and Juliet" from the point of view of a teenage girl.
Quiz: Dead Restaurants (Part 8)
"The street-art murals and tattoo photographs are presumably there to add edge—whether a huge close-up of someone’s navel piercing stimulates your appetite is another question." Last call for this series! Can you identify these 14 deceased restaurants? / 6 comments
In the News: Are Billboard Barges Illegal?
Plus: Community Board 1 would like local representation on memorial committee for victims of Hurricane Maria; who uses Battery Park City's parks and how?; Gitano Jungle Room opens tonight. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Kori’s Status Remains Unclear
Plus: Discussion of Regal Battery Park liquor license pushed to February; Century 21 now offers made-to-measure suits; Elizabeth Berger Plaza delayed; imminent demolition of big West Street building. / 2 comments
Three-Level Art Complex to Open on Franklin Place
Yet another art-related business is staking a claim in northeast Tribeca—and this one, NYA Gallery, will have its entrance on the one-block private street between White and Franklin. / 2 comments
In the News: Frenchette Dissent
Plus: The new, more approachable menu at Racines; increased funding for 9/11 memorials; fin-tech firm expands at the World Trade Center. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: The Tribeca Party
Plus: Sunday Night signage on Jay; Giorgia will share space with another boutique; longtime sidewalk shed finally coming down; T. Kang Taekwondo has moved to a new location; 55 Broadway improvements; Battery Park City condo offering. / 6 comments
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