Seen & Heard: Wine Shop Transformation
Plus: Chicago-style all-beef hot dogs; sidewalk chalk-drawing contest; sketching Duane Street; Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency meeting. / 6 comments
In the News: The Return of the W Train
Plus: Bâtard to start serving Friday lunch; three reviews for Le Coucou.
Seen & Heard: Target’s Opening Date
Plus: The new meal-delivery service on Reade; soil testing at controversial condo site; subway flood-control mechanisms; Tunnel to Towers run is this Sunday; Carl Glassman photo exhibit. / 4 comments
New Kid on the Block: Giorgia
When Marina Bianchi Graziani decided to open her own lingerie boutique in Tribeca—after having been the longtime buyer and manager for an Upper East Side shop—she named it Giorgia, after her daughter. "She has always wanted me to have my own business," says Graziani. / 2 comments
A Brand-New Country Estate
"Stone Bridge is one of those homes that will become a gathering place for generations," says Maria Taylor of Klemm Real Estate. The property made up of two lots is on more than 31 bucolic acres in tony Washington, Connecticut. / Sponsored
TCQ&A: Logan Levkoff
"Whatever you might say about this neighborhood as it evolves, it will always be the place where people do know your name and care that you are around," says Logan Levkoff, a sexologist and sexuality educator. "It’s why I can’t live anywhere else." / 1 comment
Newsletter: Sept. 22
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In the News: Long-Awaited Street-Fair Reform
Plus: Local salons make InStyle's Black Book; the history of the Puffy's Tavern building; Squadron tries again to make the BPCA see the light; traffic cop gets socked in the nose; more on that event space on Duane and that loud Fashion Week party on Beekman; when a family lived on a boat at Pier 25. / 8 comments
Your Neighbors, the Entrepreneurs: Jenny McAllister Nevins & Karla the Losen
"At Savor, we're reinventing keepsake organization to make it stylish, fun, and easy," say the founders of Savor. "Childhood is over in the blink of an eye, but our memories last forever." / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: Last Call at New York Dolls
Plus: Washington Street tower rendering; first visit to the SeaGlass carousel; female self-portraiture show; second-floor Chinese restaurant. / 1 comment
In the News: Inside the Four Seasons Hotel
Plus: The Cosmopolitan cocktail was more-or-less invented at the Odeon; replica of Syrian arch destroyed by ISIS installed in City Hall Park; review of Concepts skatewear store.
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Why does it take so long to open these restaurants? This family has plenty of money and took over the... — Tribeca Neighbor / Sneak Peek: Ludico Tribeca
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