China Institute Opens in Lower Manhattan! Don’t Miss the Fall Festival on September 12
At at China Institute's Fall Festival, you can watch special demonstrations of our language, calligraphy, t’ai chi, and brush-painting classes; enjoy snacks; and participate in our tea ceremony. / Sponsored
Chik-fil-A Is Planning a Huge FiDi Restaurant
It'll be three stories and have rooftop seating. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Givenchy’s Patchwork Corrugated Metal Arena
Plus: Gran Morsi starts serving lunch tomorrow (and redid its private room); Food Emporium hasn't closed yet; Bar Hugo's roof decks; ceramic sculptures.
Newsletter: Sept. 7
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Seen & Heard: Historic Signage at Risk
Plus: A glimpse of the FiDi Nish Nush (and concern for its Tribeca building); free fitness on September 11; "Joey Smuggler" and "Law & Order: SVU" shooting here; ballet for adults and kids at Pace University's Schimmel Center. / 6 comments
Seen & Heard: Small-Business Round Table
Plus: Boxes being moved into the big new Duane Reade; Spirit Halloween pop-up store; free outdoor screenings of "Princess Bride" and "Karate Kid"; restaurant cat.
Welcome to TweeBeCa: Special Celebrity Edition!
You've been spotted, Keira Knightly! And Louis CK! And Justin Long! And Jesse Eisenberg!
In the News: Video of the Rooftop Fire on Warren
It's something to see. Plus: The downstairs bar at Rosa Mexicano; NYPD wants World Trade Center food vendors pushed back; more on the Pier 26 Givenchy show.
A New Gym on Canal Street
The DogPound—which out of from Hugh Jackman’s early-morning workout club—is opening a 4,000-square-foot gym on the border of Tribeca and Hudson Square. / 3 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. (P.S. It's Tribeca-ish.) / 5 comments
Seen & Heard: Neighbors Oppose White Street’s Sidewalk Seating
Plus: Le District starts selling American products; Nish Nush to open a second location; activity in the former Albella restaurant space; a strange lamppost. / 7 comments
Loft Peeping: Alex Drexler & Karen
GQ featured the Tribeca loft of the Alex Mills menswear designer and his fiancée, which includes "the world's most impressive collections of coffee table books" and a tip for decorating thriftily.
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