Seen & Heard: Opening Date for Graffiti Earth Restaurant
Plus: Duane Street Hotel's revamped façade; 443 Greenwich partly revealed; rowing for heart health at Current; Pirch and Planet Blue opening on Lafayette in Soho; half-converted Broadway building put on the market.
In the News: School Zoning Proposal Now Includes Lower Manhattan
Plus: Gallery guide to Soho and Tribeca; unsolicited proposal for a Hurricane Sandy memorial fountain; World Trade Center Greenmarket to return; TriBattery Pops album goes viral in France; "A Chorus Line." / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Where to Watch the America’s Cup
Plus: Hummus in dessert flavors; Rick Moody at Pen Parentis's next salon; Madeline Denaro painting exhibit; a lesson in bird language; neat shot of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub. / 1 comment
Nosy Neighbor: What’s That Thing on 60 Hudson’s Roof?
"Do you know what this structure is atop the old Western Union building?" —S. / 1 comment
In the News: Film-Shoot Legislation
Plus: Proposal to tax developers to fund schools; finding takers for the Liberty Street bridge panels damaged in 9/11; woman attacked at Growler Bar; motorcycles stolen.
Seen & Heard: Progress at the New Veterinarian Office
Plus: Traffic jam prediction; what yesterday's skywriting said; exhibit of Andy Warhol party photos; Wichcraft rebranding; City Hall Pharmacy is closing; aerial shot of Tribeca (and beyond). / 1 comment
A “Jazz Pop-Up” on W. Broadway
Saxophonist Isaiah Barr says that his band, the Onyx Collective, will use the space for rehearsals and to broadcast its show on the online radio station Know-Wave. / 1 comment
Newsletter: Apr. 21
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The Two Hands Dinner Menu
Dinner at Two Hands launches tonight. I wouldn't normally devote an entire post to a new restaurant's dinner menu, but Two Hands is proving to be such a success that clearly the menu will be of tremendous interest. / 9 comments
A Gallery Is Opening on N. Moore
SAPAR Contemporary "aspires to bring together visual artists and creative minds of all disciplines: scientists, engineers, architects, performers, musicians and perfumers."
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
No slight was intended against Tribeca Paint. It's just nice to have a choice of stores, like we used to.... — Gary / In the News: A 70-year-old Fidi hardware store faces closure
The facade resembles two buildings on Church Street - one on the corner of Warren, the other at Chambers Street.... — Gary / Sneak Peek: 14 White
The best part about those 9 ft windows is the inability to see 14 White while looking out through them.... — James Bogardus / Sneak Peek: 14 White
Sad to see BabyCottons go. Bought many quality gifts there for family and friends. Items were always beautiful and well... — Tribeca Mom / Babycottons and Willow & Zoey are leaving; a jeweler is coming in
Regarding Bubby's, it could be the Devil Wears Prada effect. People re-watching or first seeing the movie in advance of... — Chester / Seen & Heard: An all-time record at Bubby’s?
Yes! Quite affordable for the more than 800 billionaires in America! — George Bacon / Sneak Peek: 14 White
Affordable housing at its best! — R. / Sneak Peek: 14 White