Seen & Heard: Midtown Italian coming to Duane?
Plus happy hour on a rooftop bar in the Seaport; local kids speak up at a meeting for Pier 40; a new store for the space at Jay and Staple; a peek inside a loft in 165 Duane, the former coconut factory. / 9 comments
Smorgasburg comes to the Oculus for good
The pop-up that was is now the new Smorgasburg WTC, opening Friday, April 12, at the Oculus Plaza and featuring 25 food stalls, including our own Duane Park Patisserie. / 1 comment
New kid (literally) on the Block: Ambassador
The pop-up store that opened at 49 Warren between West Bway and Church last summer, now has a real lease and offers unique products made in Japan, or made by Japanese artisans living in New York.
In the News: Digesting congestion pricing (say that five times fast)
Getting a handle on what congestion pricing will mean to us downtowners, especially now that it has picked up traction in the state legislature: Albany people say it’s likely they will have a deal brokered by Monday’s state budget deadline. / 22 comments
New arts center coming to Governor’s Island
The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council will develop the 1870s munitions warehouse -- the building to your right as you walk uphill from the ferry -- as a 40,000 square foot arts center.
Newsletter: March 28
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The Old Kids on a New Block: Max
Max has moved, and as of this week, it is back in business with a liquor license and the menu it’s had since the original Max’s was opened on Avenue B 19 years ago. / 8 comments
Seen & Heard: A goodbye and two hellos
The Liquor Store is officially closed; Dr. Smood coming to Goldman corridor; Bogardus Garden making progress; Kings staff pitches in; The Wonder getting closer? / 7 comments
In the News: Fining the floating billboard
Plus Frenchette staff helps arrest a very bad man; updates on the city's efforts to ban development voids; land use process to start for proposed White Street jail. / 3 comments
Signs of spring in Tribeca
We are a long way from full bloom, but signs around the neighborhood show that spring is coming, if not officially sprung. / 2 comments
AKA aka Smyth hotel lobby and bar to open in May
Luxury minimalist Jennifer Post, whose resume includes residential projects at One 57 and The Apthorp, designed the new lobby and bar/lounge for the AKA Smyth hotel. / 3 comments
In the News: More on and of Crown Shy
Plus One Beekman Street rising; Star sightings at Frenchette (mais bien sur); Brookfield gets a smell-full tenant; Instacart gets pushed out of Whole Foods / 3 comments









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