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
The space you need. Every amenity you want. In the middle of the neighborhood you love. / Sponsored
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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Art Spiegelman's "In The Shadow of No Towers" is a remarkable piece of work, and was originally a serialized comic... — Gary / Seen & Heard: PS 234 raises funds for kindergarten teacher
There still seems to be a lot of work going on there. It would have been faster to just tear... — Reademan / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?
Tried the Romesco from Meadow Lane and loved it! Really appreciate this origin story and will be buying more products.... — A / Made in Tribeca: Emmy Eats
The only way forward is to organize a petition and protest ( think France) to force the elected officials especially... — R. / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
Walk Canal Street end to end, and celebrate it. Find me another street like it anywhere in the world: a... — MG / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
This is an awful way to treat a NYC restaurant icon. Tenant abuse in the extreme. — Jon Brecht / Eulalie owners forced to sue their landlord
Yet another Italian restaurant? — Manny / Sneak Peek: Ludico Tribeca