New Kid on the Block: JinSoon
"I want people to be able to relax in a setting that's not factory-like, with nice design and a warm feeling," says Jin Soon Choi. Credit must be shared with her husband, architect John Coughlan: They fell in love after she hired him for her first salon.
Newsletter: June 2
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A Piece of Tribeca® (Part 9)
From Kolkata to Paducah, elder care to special sauce: Tribeca is taking over the world. / 5 comments
In the News: Santos Party House Has Closed
Plus: Kid gets head stuck in fence; possible home for the "Sphere"; visitors to World Trade Center observatory far below forecast; FiDi arcade proponents deny posing as councilmember; Wavertree returning early; subsidizing artists.
New Kid on the Block: Sapar Contemporary
"We're looking for artists with some footprint showing where they're coming from, but also traversing boundaries," says Nina Levent, co-founder of the gallery on N. Moore. "Most are mid-career artists who have done major things in their careers. But for a lot of them, we're the only U.S. representation."
Seen & Heard: Pure Barre Opens Tomorrow
Plus: A new serialized novel about Tribeca; Serafina needs to get to know its new neighborhood better; "Where in Tribeca...?" answer; outrigger regatta and luau. / 2 comments
Best Friends Is Opening a Pet Adoption Center
This is the first brick-and-mortar location in New York City for the world's largest no-kill sanctuary. / 2 comments
Discussing Serafina’s Liquor License
Also on Community Board 1's June agendas: Duane Street eviction and demolition; Pier 26 update; closing part of Peck Slip to traffic; new Park Row tower; the neverending film/TV/ad shoots; Barleycorn liquor license change; more.
Seen & Heard: Downtown’s Free Museum Night Is Coming Up
Plus: A peek inside the Beekman hotel; Pisillo Italian Panini has expanded; cookbook party with sandwiches at Weather Up; stylish new lighting showroom just above Canal.
Another Japanese Restaurant on Leonard?
A Tribecan has plans for the space that was most recently Gallery 69. / 9 comments
Newsletter: May 30
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English as a Fecund Language
Because there's no auto-correct in the real world... yet. / 2 comments
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History of Tribeca Buildings
Walked by this morning, it’s no longer there — K / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
This is exactly the behavior that brought about Seattle’s downfall. Allowing encampments to completely take over the city by way... — D / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
He's since built a new camp along the fence on the east side of the park, just past the driveway... — C / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
I don't believe allowing people to choose to sleep on the street, especially those with mental illness or substance abuse... — N / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
Here we go…just wait until nyc is covered in skid row type encampments that the nypd has zero power to... — Matt / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
would love to try! is Meadow Lane the only place to find? — Les / Made in Tribeca: Emmy Eats
That ugly orange tarp on the sidewalk has also been there for ages, and it creates a chokepoint when walking... — Tribeca Dad / Nosy Neighbor: What’s going on along Broadway south of Worth?