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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And the resiliency benefits are far from obvious — John BPC / Some storefront news out of Battery Park City
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Yes! The resiliency planners have caused so much damage, produced so much ugliness, and are making survival so so hard... — Les / Some storefront news out of Battery Park City
Looks amazing! But any idea how much these memberships will run? — CK / Massive underground “immersive” space coming to Broadway and White
Trying to find out... — Tribeca Citizen / Some storefront news out of Battery Park City
It is becoming apparent that the “Battery Park Resiliency Project” is a disaster at all levels, decided by carrierist bureaucrats... — John BPC / Some storefront news out of Battery Park City
GOOD MORNING. Please be informed THAT AJ COVE NAILS AND SPA IS STILL ON BUSINESS . I’m grateful to BATTERY... — Nemia C. Icoy / Some storefront news out of Battery Park City