Pakistan Tea House Is Not Reopening
But Baluchi's has plans to open another restaurant in the neighborhood. / 5 comments
In the News: FiDi Love Crime
Plus: Peck Slip School is out of play space; "Little Syria" exhibit; where Joël Robuchon decided to open a restaurant after bailing on Brookfield Place; former North End Grill pastry chef's new bakery. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: New Starbucks in Brookfield Place
Plus: F-18 Super Hornet flyover today; checking in on Greenwich Street hotel; a chance to see the 67th floor of 4 World Trade Center; new parking garage; Canali Club definitely not coming back; TC shirts. / 2 comments
Bar-and-Grill Chain Opening in Brookfield Place
Instead of True Food Kitchen, we'll now be getting Cheesesteak Egg Rolls, Lollipop Chicken Wings, and a Wagyu Patty Melt. / 14 comments
What’s New at the World Trade Center
Quite a bit, actually: The new entrance to the Oculus from the north; a look at Apple's presumed space; complete, relatively easy access from Fulton Center to Brookfield Place; signage for a bakery in 4 World Trade Center; Liberty Park opening date; and more. / 2 comments
Requiem for the Raccoon Lodge
The Raccoon Lodge is going out with a bang this Thursday, partying from 11 a.m. through the night. Owner Ace Nowara was kind enough to let me take a million photos of the Lodge, for posterity's sake. / 2 comments
In the News: Liberty Park Opens Wednesday
Plus: More renderings of the Battery's planned playground; why Chinatown produce is cheaper and better; hotspot rumored for the Beekman hotel; Two Boots opening in FiDi; memorial to Orlando victims could be placed in this area. / 10 comments
Seen & Heard: Last Call for the Raccoon Lodge
Plus: New opening forecasts for Heyday facial shop and the Dead Rabbit guys' Cuba-themed bar; more on the new salon at Harrison and Staple; an improvement to this site that you'll really like; Canal storefront upgrade. / 2 comments
Spotlight: Church Street School for Music and Art
"We’re the only non-profit school for the arts below Canal Street," says co-founder Lisa Ecklund-Flores, "and I’ve always felt like the school is a vessel for the community to use any way they want." She estimates that 10,000 students have studied there since it opened in 1990.
Newsletter: June 27
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Seen & Heard: Raccoon Lodge Spinoff Appears to Have Given Up
Plus: Vote for Jerry Nadler on Tuesday; cops continue to flout the law on W. Broadway; dentist leaving Franklin Street space; Matthew Sweet concert; Floyd Cardoz's Soho restaurant. / 7 comments
Seen & Heard: Hank’s Juicy Beef Is Opening Soon
Plus: The Soho Trader Joe's is still an open question; pudding cups; activity at big Duane Street space; how to complain about the Warren street fair; a good source for brown liquor. / 5 comments
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