Newsletter: Feb. 12
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In the News: Private Streets Under Review by City
Plus: Attempt to make the world's largest bagel-and-lox sandwich; alleged stalker of model Bella Hadid arrested; Chinatown Ice Cream Factory could get evicted; Community Board 1's new district manager.
Seen & Heard: New Name for the Former Ritz-Carlton
Plus: Joe & the Juice rumor quashed; Broadway storefront being used as an event space; additions to Community Board 1's agendas; midnight sidewalk construction; "Bull" shoot; wonderful Peter Hujar show at the Morgan Library. / 5 comments
In the News: How Congestion Pricing Could Help Downtown
Plus: Artist alleges that 11 Hubert was illegally subleased to her; "Tip-Jar Bandit" caught red-handed; Eben Lillie on growing up at Chambers Street Wines; a disastrous idea to let developers build taller. / 14 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 1 comment
Six More Restaurants Worth Going Aboca
As much as I believe in supporting local businesses, sometimes you have to get out of the bubble. / 9 comments
Seen & Heard: Concerns About Equinox’s Tribeca Gym
Plus: WeWork in yet another building downtown; free Washington Market talk; notable films at the Roxy Cinema; Medford Fancy Goods artifact. / 6 comments
In the News: The Corrosion of Canal Street
Plus: Amazon testing two-hour Whole Foods delivery for premium members; fashion designer Lela Rose had a party at her White Street home. / 5 comments
New Kid on the Block: Club Pilates
The Pilates taught at Club Pilates is contemporary rather that strictly traditional, says Angelo Acquista of the new Tribeca studio. "A class here typically uses three apparatuses, to make for a whole-body experience." / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Life Preservers Installed on the Riverfront
Plus: Last call for Chinese food recommendations; the Americans with Disabilities Act conundrum; no word on Brookfield Place's retail expansion; fashion talk tonight; literary salon with "Secrets"; up-and-coming jazz at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center. / 11 comments
The Latest Salvo in the Franklin Place Battle
In a memorandum filed with the New York County Clerk, the condo buyers at 5 Franklin Place ("including many families with young children") are claiming the developer wasn't clear enough about the situation regarding the street. / 27 comments
Newsletter: Feb. 8
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I also don’t understand how the hotel gets to remove the bricks and change the aesthetics. — Kaye / New crosswalks around Fouquet’s hotel on Greenwich
I’m not a fan of these new crosswalks aesthetically. I find them inappropriate for the historic district. If the city... — Cd / New crosswalks around Fouquet’s hotel on Greenwich
I think that's the penthouse where they filmed parts of Billions. — Nicole Vianna / Seen & Heard: New restaurant for Battery Park City