Seen & Heard: Austrian Bakery Update
Plus: Local soupmaker's first brick-and-mortar outpost; Stormtrooper on view in Tribeca boutique; jack-o'lantern contest; sugar-skull artist at Añejo's Day of the Dead party; artsy Halloween decor on Franklin.
In the News: Battery Park City Authority Ditches Its Arcade Plan
Plus: Local photographer Allan Tannenbaum's new book about 1970s fashion; roommate arrested for alleged theft and assault; shopcats.
Nosy Neighbor: What’s Being Done to the Leonard Street Substation?
"Do we know if any of the flood hardening of the Leonard Street Substation involves exterior modifications? There is a work permit taped to the door which talks about flood hardening and barriers around the entrances and louvers." —P. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Rumored Steakhouse
Plus: The New York Dolls reopening party; what to expect at the "Experience Mars" event; why the Broadway bus bulb remains unfinished; show of 1970s art at Hal Bromm Gallery; looking down on Barclay Tower. / 2 comments
First Impressions: Fowler & Wells
The first restaurant to open in the Beekman hotel is Tom Colicchio's Fowler & Wells, serving Frenchified New American fare in a genteel room. / 2 comments
Newsletter: Oct. 27
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In the News: Inside Augustine
And how to reserve. Plus: Councilman wants to stop more Pier 40 air rights from being sold; 56 Leonard photo essay; proposed law to allow cyclists to use pedestrian signals instead of vehicle signals; database of buildings that should be rent-stabilized, based on tax incentives they have received. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: More on Pearl River Mart’s New Store
Plus: Warm pretzels with mustard; the private dog run on Warren; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting; a martial-arts studio has moved; the River Project's "Release of the Fishes."
New Kid on the Block: Skin Laundry
Yen Reis founded Skin Laundry in Santa Monica in 2013, when she couldn't find the same level of skincare that she had experienced in Asia. The company's fifteenth location opens tomorrow on W. Broadway—with a day of free treatments for everyone.
In the News: Violent High School Students
Plus: The apartment of La Garçonne founder Kris Kim; inside a Tribeca triplex; opposition to the Battery Park City Authority's South End Avenue revamp; the return of Canstruction; M1 bus extension. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: New York Dolls Update
Plus: Admission to the Experience Mars event; former Matsugen space being demolished; zebra crosswalks popping up all over; why Les Halles is now closed weekends; Nickel & Diner restaurant; action in the old Shoofly space. / 12 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
The Gothamist article about compass is very dumb. StreetEasy charges agents to post listings there, so it’s not as if... — Matt / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
You're better off reading about why the counterfeit vendors persist. https://www.city-journal.org/article/canal-street-fake-counterfeit-bags-vendors — James Bogardus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
The Canal Street article is behind the NY Times paywall, so I could not read it. But in the flash... — Marcus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
With all the hoopla over the renewed Carnegie Deli - I'm sorry it's not them!! — Bec / Update: Carnegie Diner at 200 Chambers
Based on recent openings in the neighborhood, it seems the fad has moved from cookies to savory carbs like bagels... — N / Chip City has closed permanently
The Reade St commercial parking is probably an artifact of over 20 years ago when there was plenty of commercial... — N / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Yes, and the vagrants on Canal Street need to go, too. — James / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar