Newsletter: Aug. 10
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In the News: Best Made Co. Has Been Sold
Plus: Signs to discourage cyclists from using the Battery Park City Esplanade; Sushi Azabu opening in a Miami Beach Marriott; more on Squadron's decision to resign; Otto Penzler's life; a rash of bike thefts; the Tribeca apartment of an advertising executive.
Open House This Sunday: Tribeca Lofts at One Hundred Barclay
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Seen & Heard: 30-Story Building Coming to Greenwich Street
Plus: Another business is no longer accepting cash; the stalled hotel site in northwest Tribeca has been blocking sidewalks for a year now; glorious trees. / 10 comments
In the News: Au Cheval Confirmed for Cortlandt Alley
Plus: A Conrad Hotel bellman helped cops nab the guy who attacked a woman in her car; charging "ransom" to real-estate developers; mysterious Warren Street development; Governor Cuomo is said to be considering congestion pricing for New York City. / 10 comments
Worst Pop-Up Restaurant Idea Ever
Distilled will be the site of a three-night pop-up restaurant next week, which sounds intriguing until you hear the rest. / 9 comments
Seen & Heard: New Eyelash Salon
Plus: Peeking through the open door of Frenchette; a new restaurant in the former Navy space; Kee's Chocolates closed its Soho shop; Jack's Stir Brew Coffee looks very ready to open; the tower going up on the eastern horizon. / 1 comment
New Kid on the Block: Book Nook Enrichment
"I realized reading could serve as a foundation for learning," says Rina Collins, explaining how Book Nook Enrichment came to be. "I could make a curriculum that blends imagination, creativity, handwriting, and more."
Seen & Heard: Help Keep Governors Island Open Later
Plus: 1803 is now serving lunch on weekdays; World of Gold N' Diamond is not reopening; frozen cocktails; phone store on Church apparently confirmed.
In the News: De Blasio Wants a Subway Tax on the Rich
Plus: A way to ease the burden on small retail businesses; more on what to expect from Harry & Ida's Luncheonette; the state of the World Trade Center mall a year after opening; skateboarding thief and other recent crimes; the lost building at 120 William. / 13 comments
Turn It Up at Crunch
Crunch offers awesome classes, shiny machines, tons of weights, personal training, and no judgements. Try out the Tribeca gym with this seven-day pass—and then enroll for free. / Sponsored
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I see 200 Chambers is showing signs of life -- at least, in terms of liquor license application. Per https://manhattancb1.cityofnewyork.us/event/licensing-permits-committee-9/... — J / Anotheroom moving south on West Broadway
How much foot traffic is on that corner? — G / Blank Street Coffee is coming to Sixth and Walker
What Blank Street Coffee should be really known for is their business model: VC money with a low-labor cost business... — malcolm / Blank Street Coffee is coming to Sixth and Walker
Agreed about the electricity but who is paying for the attendants. It says a non profit but most non profits... — Aaron / Deliverista hub on Broadway is under construction
I don't understand. Doesn't the No. 1 bus travel on Lafayette? DOT is expanding a bike lane and reducing travel... — Lisa / Lafayette will get a new two-way bike lane through the Village and Soho
Different things can be true at the same time: If there is to be this sort of charging-space, it is... — Lisa / Deliverista hub on Broadway is under construction
I agree. It’s likely that there is an extremely high use of delivery apps in the neighborhood but one thing... — John Gallagher / Deliverista hub on Broadway is under construction