In the News: Trump Expected to Snarl Traffic
Plus: Broadway building for sale; Verizon outage (and what to do about it); garden store coming to Grand; muffins made from recycled juice pulp; Sola Pasta Bar opening soon in Soho; Tribeca Film Festival to launch a TV event. / 9 comments
Seen & Heard: WeWork on Beach Street?
Plus: ONDA Beauty is now opening on W. Broadway instead of Hudson; rumored furniture store on Duane Park; tours of an indoor farm in Tribeca; 9/11 memorial chopper; Parlor private club is moving from Soho.
New Kid on the Block: 1803
At 1803, the New Orleans–inspired makeover of Church Publick, you might sip on a Hurricane, eat some jambalaya, and then—come October—visit the restaurant's jazz club downstairs. / 7 comments
In the News: Subterranean Cartography
Plus: Former city councilperson Alan Gerson is considering running for Squadron's seat; crystals and the people who believe in their power; Made Nice restaurant review; 56 Leonard and Mariah Carey. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Rumors of a New School
Plus: Pediatric office closed; signage for the Cheeto restaurant pop-up; a talk by schools chancellor Carmen Fariña; "Ocean's 8" is shooting in the area again today; group show at Lubov. / 6 comments
More Skincare Help Is on the Way
The self-care industries continue to view this neighborhood as ripe for investment. UPDATE: This is now where ONDA Beauty is opening a shop.
In the News: Party Insiders to Choose Squadron’s Successor
Plus: NYC Ferry working on new Lower East Side and Bronx docks; man arrested for climbing 71-story crane; taxi driver died in his car in Soho; Jungsik's new dessert tasting menu; Neely & Chloe's design studio; exhibit of coins depicting black historical figures. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Counterfeit-Bag Vendors Remain Unchecked
Plus: Ice cream cones swathed in cotton candy; Tribeca shop now carrying Christina Lehr's line; Jay Street storefront for rent; condo sales office. / 38 comments
A New Restaurant on Warren Street
The new tenant is reportedly one of Japan's largest producers of Kobe beef. / 5 comments
New Kid on the Block: Alumnae
"We're a New York–based brand, so we know how much women walk," says Alumnae co-founder Eliza Axelson-Chidsey. "Most of our shoes are flats and low heels, designed so that you can wear them from morning to night, looking good while you do all the things you need to do."
Newsletter: Aug. 14
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Seen & Heard: Peeking Inside Greca
Plus: Gas-line work without a permit at Acappella; a question about one of the old "Then & Now" photos; the headquarters of Grace Hightower's coffee company; Wichcraft on Greenwich no longer open weekends. / 2 comments
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