Newsletter: July 5
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Seen & Heard: Cantor Fitzgerald Banners at the World Trade Center
Plus: Protesters camping out at Foley Square; Soho Photo competition winners; sample sale at Franklin St. Showroom; more of the likely redevelopment of Zaitzeff's building. / 8 comments
In the News: Brookfield Place Lobby Renovation
Plus: New FiDi condos come with yacht rides; Russell Simmons is trying to sell his apartment again; more photos of 3 World Trade Center; Joel Grey on "Fiddler" in Yiddish.
Mexican Chain to Open Here
This will be Los Taco No. 1's third outpost, after Chelsea Market and Times Square. / 2 comments
In the News: Tribeca Bridge to Get Repainted
Plus: A visit to the underground farm; students got to Skype with an astronaut about the International Space Station; BMCC president to step down after 23 years. / 8 comments
Seen & Heard: Zaitzeff Has Closed
Plus: A firm opening date for A Summer Day Café; the Dead Rabbit is taking stock of the fire and water damage; Broadway plywood down; reserve a free ride on a fireboat. / 1 comment
Wish List: 12 Buildings in Tribeca
I've been fortunate to get inside a lot of wonderful buildings around here, but there are still many that I'm dying to check out. Are you in a position to invite me over? / 1 comment
Newsletter: July 2
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In the News: Fire at the Dead Rabbit
Plus: A college student's Tribeca loft; model Helena Christensen in a swimsuit in Tribeca; honoring Community Board 1's Lucy Acevedo. / 1 comment
An Outpost of Pret a Manger Has Closed
"After opening a record number of shops in the U.S. last year, we've had a good look at the estate and felt it necessary to close three New York locations whose rents made them unlikely to be profitable," said a company rep. / 7 comments










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