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.
Seen & Heard: Time to Buy Your Loft Tour Tickets
Plus: Four-story Warren Street building to get two-story penthouse; "Going in Style" remake shooting here; weigh in on how LMDC should spend $50 million; "cast-iron inversion" on Walker; Paul's Baby Grand changed its name.
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Nosy Neighbor: What’s Happening on Pier 26?
"Just wondering if you have any idea what the set-up on Pier 26 is for? It's the most enormous one I've seen there—must be some corporate event but I can't find any information about it."—E. / 4 comments
In the News: Invasion of the Chain Snatchers
Plus: NYPD caught woman they lost at the hospital and a man wanted for murder and other crimes in North Carolina; FiDi chicken restaurant to open second location; 60-story Seaport tower; style blogger used to market real estate. / 2 comments
The Exodus Continues
Fancy bed company Duxiana has packed up its Tribeca store, opting instead for the Flatiron District.
Valley National Bank Is Moving Out
The Franklin Tower storefront is a rather grand space, so it'll be interesting to see what takes its place. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Daruma-Ya Has a New Name
Plus: Soho loses another deli; a new sandwich shop on Chambers?; yet another Shinola store is on the way; upcoming show at Salomon Arts Gallery; what might've been at 56 Leonard. / 1 comment
Keep Your Summer Sizzle
Crunch’s Tribeca gym has everything you need to put yourself in a fresh-start state of mind—stop by and see for yourself with a free 5-day guest pass. / Sponsored
Another Urgent Care Facility Confirmed for Chambers Street
No, it's not for your nails. / 2 comments
Seen & Heard: 56 Leonard’s Striptease Continues
Plus: Lingerie brand opening its first U.S. boutique nearby; Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer shooting Bernie Madoff movie here; B Flat's noodle menu; new Soho Vespa dealership; help stop the pigeon killers. / 5 comments
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I think it’s called due diligence and sounds like something the new owner (likely you) failed to conduct. — Cd / Eulalie owners forced to sue their landlord
You really can't compare a global corporate restaurant chain like Beefbar with a literal "mom and pop" aka "husband and... — xtrakrispy / New Kid on the Block: Eulalie
Oh great! Another Pilates! Now there is a Pilates for each Starbucks, pizza parlor and kiddy day-care center. — George Bacon / STRONG Pilates coming to Broadway and Leonard
I think they should have just gone to City Hall. — Geroge Bacon / Staking out Taylor’s house on her big day
Bar 135 has it all. Great food, great people, and the best bar staff. Volume is on for all the... — Mike / Where to watch the World Cup
I knew Peter Matera well before his passing. In fact I'm the only person he ever sold a building to... — Josh / Eulalie owners forced to sue their landlord
You ever own a building then have to absorb liability on a 7 figure injury lawsuit because the tenant cheaped... — Daniel / Eulalie owners forced to sue their landlord