In the News: More Renderings of 70 Vestry
Plus: Burglary at Estancia 460; Santander Bank robbery; actor interviewed at Sushi Azabu; the race for Sheldon Silver's seat is a weird one; how the Tribeca Film Festival is going way beyond film. / 1 comment
First Impressions: Café Altro Paradiso
Three years after charming the food world with Estela, sommelier Thomas Carter and chef Ignacio Mattos have partnered on a second restaurant, Café Altro Paradiso, that recently opened at the corner of Spring and Sixth. So how is it? / 9 comments
Newsletter: Apr. 11
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Seen & Heard: Ring Dings Galore
Plus: 1 World Trade Center carpet; FedEx Office store is moving; "Law & Order: SVU" is back yet again; work by Japanese emerging artists. / 1 comment
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: City Hall Park’s Next Art Exhibit
It involves personal encounters and a murmuration. Plus: Cowboy Junkies in concert; artist loft for sale; Battery Park City Authority public meeting; OpenTable's questionable neighborhood descriptions. / 1 comment
In the News: Details on West Broadway’s Big New Building
Plus: Man bitten during Tribeca nightclub brawl; the history of a White Street building; custom jewelry at Foundrae; more renderings of proposed megamansion on Franklin; Sing for Hope's public pianos got painted; concern about the FiDi arcade deal.
Open Letter: The FiDi Arcade Plan Warrants a Closer Look
There's a push to give the publicly accessible arcades along Water Street back to the buildings' owners in exchange for improvements to nearby plazas. After I first posted about it, the Downtown Alliance responded with a defense—to which Community Advocates for Public Space has now sent a rebuttal. / 7 comments
Seen & Heard: Preschool Closing
Plus: Residents agitated over the loss of views as a result of 396 Broadway construction; 50 Murray rent-stabilization fight; Warren Street building for sale (instead of getting developed with its neighbor); Jane Freeman art exhibit. / 5 comments
Celebrate Arts and Culture of Tibet and India at Brookfield Place!
Including extraordinary sacred music and dance, the creation of a magnificent mandala sand painting (with a procession to the Hudson River), and classical vocal and instrumental art forms. / Sponsored
Spotlight: New York Nautical
"People are always a bit surprised when they find out I’m not a sailor," says Smitty, the longtime sales manager of New York Nautical. "I’ll get on a cruise ship, but a small boat? You can keep that." / 8 comments
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I suspect if you're hoping for a charming neighborhood diner, like Gee Whiz, you're going to be disappointed. I'd love... — Thomas Hagen / Carnegie Diner and Cafe plans approved for 200 Chambers
I welcome another diner option (so missing Tribeca's Kitchen and Gee Whiz) but the outdoor seating is a hilarious dream.... — N / Carnegie Diner and Cafe plans approved for 200 Chambers
That's an awfully big footprint for a diner. — Manhattanmommie / Carnegie Diner and Cafe plans approved for 200 Chambers
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