Newsletter: Mar. 22
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In the News: Amada Closing Date
Plus: The surcharges for wasabi and ginger at Tetsu; Pier 26 construction forecast; Wagyu sandwich restaurant to open in FiDi; the history of 60 Collister; New York City's official clock master; 140 Broadway plaza changes approved. / 7 comments
Hop on Over to the Great Easter Egg Hunt This Saturday, March 24
Only a few spaces left for your little bunnies! / Sponsored
Seen & Heard: Cast Iron House Update
Plus: Greca to be open late starting this weekend; the two buildings under construction on City Hall Park; fado concerts at the Schimmel Center; two-day shoot. / 1 comment
In the News: Basement Nightclub Opening at the Beekman Hotel
Plus: Another FiDi hotel nightclub (with a "Times Square–quality LED wall" in the lobby); stylist specializing in curly and/or silver hair to open a Tribeca salon; Battery Park City residents crave Boston Market and Panera Bread. / 10 comments
Seen & Heard: Scammers Selling Tickets to the Free Downtown Connection Bus
Plus: Chambers Street buildings looking fine; A Tea Room by Ato opening just above Canal; Motortown All-Stars concert; that Staten Island Ferry was likely testing Midtown routes; Greenwich Street cobblestone mess.
Tribeca at Its Best: Penthouse C at the Sterling Mason
Penthouse C is a duplex spanning 4,986 square feet, featuring a ballroom-sized great room opening onto the extraordinary terrace and a private parking space. / Sponsored
New Kid on the Block: Common Point
"We take a modern approach to acupuncture," says Common Point co-founder Liz Carlson. "We explain everything we're doing, we prescribe lifestyle programs, too, and we've lowered the cost." / 5 comments
The Biggest Chick-fil-A in the U.S. Opens Next Week
At 12,000 square feet spread over five floors, it's almost double the size of the next largest Chick-fil-A. / 18 comments
In the News: James Rosenquist’s Townhouse
Plus: Driverless car kills pedestrian in Arizona; Garces Group statement about the closing of Amada; studying the visitors to Battery Park City's parks. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Planter Thieves Caught on Video
Plus: Monk McGinn's pub has opened; Staten Island Ferry seems to have gotten lost; "Daredevil" shoot; more on the proprietor of the Denny's replacement; hydrant abuse. / 13 comments
Loft Peeping: Raquel Cayre
The apartment of Raquel Cayre, who has a popular Instagram account about designer Ettore Sottsass, is "practically a gallery dedicated to the Memphis movement," says Architectural Digest.
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Tribeca Paint! — Tribeca Citizen / In the News: A 70-year-old Fidi hardware store faces closure
Gothamist (which quotes this very Tribeca Citizen post as counterpoint) claims that there is a "slump" for the Canal Street... — Marcus / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever
Good point. With such a massive flow of counterfeit junk, by now the authorities should have been able to trace... — Marcus / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever
Balancing Rights and Safety: The current approach seeks to balance an individual's right to drink with the public's right to... — David Lewin / An update on Luis Fernandez from the Square Diner
The street vendors are only part of the problem. The real issue to solve is why aren’t the importers and... — Larry / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever
I completely agree with you about the loss of hardware stores and Dick's is a good one. I currently use... — Heide Fasnacht / In the News: A 70-year-old Fidi hardware store faces closure
Hi Dan, How long have you lived in Manhattan? — Realist / Counterfeit sales on Broadway are worse than ever