Newsletter: Oct. 6
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In the News: Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Has Closed
Plus: Opening forecast for Taryn Toomey's new studio; the history of 311 Broadway; Community Board 1 discussion about the Battery Park City Authority's plan for South End Avenue. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Leonard Street Townhouse
Plus: A peek inside Augustine; Municipal Building cupola tour; checking in on Ward III's progress; learn to shuck from an expert; new Broadway storefront; new lighting store.
This Friday: Free Flowers for Everyone!
Need a little color in your home or office? The Downtown Alliance is giving away SunPatien plants as part of its Green Around Lower Manhattan program. / Sponsored
New Kid on the Block: Target
First look at the new Target at Greenwich and Murray: All but a small fraction of the 45,000 square feet is downstairs, so you'll have to go below ground for just about everything, including to check out. / 9 comments
L.A.’s Sweat Yoga Is Opening in Tribeca
"It’s the little details that will get you hooked," reports Well + Good, "like the lavender-scented cold towels that are given out during savasana, the organic toiletries in the bathroom, and the super-sick music that drives the flows."
In the News: Scenes from a Film Shoot
Plus: Howard Hughes Corporation tries an end-run regarding the Tin Building; the ornate post office building that used to be in City Hall Park. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Greenwich Street Restaurant Close to Opening
Plus: Trinity Boxing Club's new studio is open; Madeline Lanciani's Ring Ding Bar; the Bar Works on Chambers will have a gym; keeping an eye on a likely development in northwest Tribeca. / 3 comments
Introducing Six Cortlandt Alley: Four-Bedroom Loft Condominiums in the Heart of Tribeca from $6,995,000
Nestled along Tribeca's most hidden street, Six Cortlandt Alley is now offering private tours of its model residence. / Sponsored
First Impressions: Cut
Almost every other new restaurant in recent years has gone for the hand-crafted, artisanal aesthetic, but this outpost of the Cut chain is far more Vegas than Brooklyn. / 5 comments
In the News: Hitch in the FiDi Arcade Plan
Plus: Daydreaming about severely limiting cars in a big chunk of Lower Manhattan; man dies after fall from Battery Park City building; about the Horace Greeley statue in City Hall Park; "Gilmore Girls" promotion.
Seen & Heard: A Peek Inside Target
Plus: Houseman to test Sunday brunch; Soho Photo's October shows; a likely condo sales office on Lispenard; a Tribecan's webseries, shot in the area; the chairs at the new Starbucks Reserve café; shoots for "Caine" and iHeartRadio. / 2 comments
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The cobblestones were designed for 17ty century horse drawn carriages, not today’s semi trucks, so no wonder they need replacement.... — Living in Tribeca since ‘75 / New crosswalks around Fouquet’s hotel on Greenwich
They're absolutely historically appropriate and a massive upgrade from ADA/safety perspective. We're lucky that a number of our crosswalks are... — person / New crosswalks around Fouquet’s hotel on Greenwich
Many years ago, the top floor (at the time) was a daylight photography rental studio- great view, and of course,... — Robert Ripps / Seen & Heard: New restaurant for Battery Park City
Yes couldn’t agree more to wanting something local and fresh! I live in the hood and miss the old local... — Jen / Sneak Peek: Ludico Tribeca
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