Seen & Heard: Plywood Down at Summer Day Café
Plus: Interior work happening at Warren Street Japanese restaurant; what the Seaport District has going on this summer; Tribeca's Finest Misspelling; a walk through Hudson Yards. / 3 comments
Inside R & Company’s Spectacular New Gallery
"We wanted more space, but we never thought we'd find this," says Zesty Meyers about R & Company's beautiful new 8,000-square-foot annex on White Street. "Makers, artisans, designers—they can dream in two directions now, from small to big."
Newsletter: June 14
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In the News: The NYPD Opposes Placard Reform
Plus: The plan to water down Stuyvesant High School; 9/11 rescue workers can sue the Battery Park City Authority; a falcon in FiDi; actor's son beaten up by bullies. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Is Jill Lindsey’s Store Still Happening?
Plus: The mysteries of the old Tribeca Cinemas building; Kazumi Yoshida show; Ladybug Day and a concert at Washington Market Park; new Indian restaurant on Lafayette; full demolition on Greenwich.
An Attempt at Placard Reform
As we all know, the abuse of parking placards, both real and fake, is rampant in this area (and all of Manhattan, no doubt). Finally, someone is trying to do something about it. / 5 comments
In the News: $44 Million Penthouse Buyer Revealed
Plus: Another ice cream shop; politicians push Cuomo to put locals on Battery Park City Authority board; area thefts; photos inside 3 World Trade Center.
Seen & Heard: Il Mulino Is Coming Together Fast
Plus: Danny the ice man was spotted in Soho; Maxwell's moves away from plastic straws; Tipsy Shanghai is now on Thompson Street; no tenant yet for storefront at W. Broadway and Worth; "The Maid's Tragedy."
Battle for the Heart of the Seaport
You know that huge parking lot in the Seaport, across the street from Peck Slip School? The Howard Hughes Corporation bought it for $180 million. / 6 comments
Basketball Court Could Be Closed for Years
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority wants to build a substation underneath the Grand Canal Court park at Canal and Sixth Ave. / 2 comments
In the News: Manhatta Bar at Street Level?
Plus: P.S. 89 anniversary celebration; the apartment of a yoga studio founder; Lower Manhattan sublet glut; Q&A with a booze marketer.
Big Day at the World Trade Center
3 World Trade Center opened, along with the south side of the Oculus and a new plaza at the complex's northeast corner. Plus: Traffic markings have been painted on Greenwich, and there's bad news for commuters who use the W. Broadway entrance. / 1 comment
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Joke or not, that sign has to go. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar
Second that; thank you for the compelling history of this building (and our neighborhood)! When available, would be great to... — Reader on Reade / 54 Laight Street in the Tribeca North Historic District is for sale
Congratulations for staying in business in Tribeca. I had a storefront in Tribeca with my family for over 50 years... — Amy Bergenfeld / Spotlight: Greenwich St. Jewelers at 50
Apparently Chip City shuttered all 20+ of its retail locations this week. — James Bogardus / Cookies coming to 325 Greenwich
Sorry, but to whom should businesses cater, if not the neighborhood families who live and raise children there? — K / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is... — Matt / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow