Has Il Giglio Closed?
The gate is down, the phone is dead, and OpenTable shows no availability ever. UPDATE: A reader says the 26-year-old restaurant is "definitely closed." / 12 comments
Newsletter: July 2
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In the News: Update on W. Broadway Restaurants
Plus: East River tower appears to be moving forward; a two-headed review of Taryn Toomey's fitness class; Tribeca Kitchen opens on the Lower East Side; NYPD officers assaulted. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: This Feels Like the End of an Era
Plus: Trader Joe's rumored for Hudson Square; Cercle Rouge's annual Bastille Day party and petanque tournament; two more advertising shoots; northwest Tribeca's near-vacant lot; Indian food recommendations? / 4 comments
New Kid on the Block: Houseman
When chef Ned Baldwin decided to open his own restaurant, he kept asking himself, "What's in the restaurant that I want to go to?" Drawing on fifteen years of working and eating in New York City, he came up with Houseman. / 3 comments
Baluchi’s Has Closed
That corner has become far more desirable in the last 12 years—in good part to Whole Foods—and one has to imagine that the rent went up accordingly. / 25 comments
Seen & Heard: New Mural at Washington Market Park
Plus: More of 290 West revealed; Tara of Tribeca's liquor-license hearing; new Wyeth outpost to be two floors; Soho's Taka Taka has closed; update on big new Hudson Square building.
In the News: 100 Franklin Gets the Go-Ahead
Plus: Parm's menu; the Pope's visit will include the 9/11 Memorial; review of the One World Observatory restaurants; Battery Park City preschool lost a child. / 3 comments
The Film Shoot Problem and Thoughts on How to Fix It
The issue is not whether these shoots should happen. We simply demand more notice, greater transparency, and some sort of accountability. Plus: Getting productions to donate to local causes. / 27 comments
Cafeteria Is Out, Serafina is in
The chain of Italian restaurants is taking the entire building at Reade and W. Broadway, including the rooftop. / 5 comments
A New Pre-K Facility in Tribeca
I hear the city is working on a pre-kindergarten location on W. Broadway.
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Your patisserie wasn’t just a bakery it was part of the community. When we lived in BPC we always bought... — Deirdre / Duane Park Patisserie will close on June 14
I like it. it’s very nice for this area to have a new deli. — John N / New deli is open on Beach
The 50 Hudson addition is a gift to the neighborhood. I wouldn't have thought I'd ever say that. But the... — WCJ / In the News: A review of 50 Hudson
This is amazing news! Thanks for continuing to reach out to them over all these months! We were so sad... — GF / Modern Bread & Bagel is no longer happening
This smacks of cronyism to such a degree that I wonder why Tish James has not yet initiated an investigation.... — Heide Fasnacht / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City
Pier 40 was a little more than 1/4 mile from ICE on Varick Street. This garage would be substantially farther... — James Bogardus / Nosy Neighbor: What is up with this garage on Harrison?
How are they legal to drive in NYC with no license plates? — Robert Ripps / Nosy Neighbor: What is up with this garage on Harrison?