New Kid on the Block: Gunbae
On the ground floor is a Korean barbecue restaurant where you'll even be able to grill burgers; downstairs are four private karaoke lounges with 21,000 songs to choose from. / 2 comments
Newsletter: June 15
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Seen & Heard: North End Grill’s Outdoor Bar
Plus: Opening forecast for the BMCC pool; new kosher deli; Gelsey Kirkland's ballet school moving to DUMBO; Collect Pond Park update; custom T-shirts.
Seen & Heard: Cortlandt Alley Condos
Plus: Egregious FedEx parking; Seamless delivery fee; "The Affair" shoot; Neil Sedaka and the Klezmatics concert; Lowdown Hudson Music Fest lineup; Parm opening; fireworks tonight. / 3 comments
In the News: A Helicopter Took Off from North Cove Marina
Plus: Houseman's menu and interior; Italian soccer star said to be moving to Tribeca; "Dream House" installation taking up residence in Chelsea; a rave for Le District; new frigate at the Seaport. / 6 comments
A Whirlybird’s-Eye View
Albert C. Lee has shared a bunch of amazing photos he took on a recent helicopter tour over New York City—including fresh takes on 1 World Trade Center, Governors Island, and the Brooklyn Bridge. / 3 comments
Where in Tribeca…?
Know where this was shot? Prove it. / 2 comments
In the News: Jennifer Lawrence Is Looking for a Tribeca Rental
Plus: "Digital tastemaker" Chris Black; Hamptons ferry not happening from North Cove Marina; medical school rents space here. / 1 comment
CB1 Tribeca Committee: The Unofficial Minutes (June)
Discussed: Tribeca Grand's new jazz club (with help from the Silver Lining guys); City Winery's restaurant at Pier 25; Downtown Boathouse urination; M1-5 patrons; Hudson River Park bike path signage; Maison Kayser sidewalk café; Sukkot and sukkahs. / 3 comments
Is the BMCC Site Still in Play?
If Related Companies succeeds in its plan to move the BMCC campus, we could end up with a wall of glass buildings like the dreadful Trump ones on the Upper West Side. / 30 comments
Seen & Heard: Jacadi Kidswear Store Is Open
Plus: Citigroup's sidewalk shed is going up; Dirty Bird now serving beer and wine; fireworks tonight; meditation, orgasmic and otherwise. / 1 comment
First Look: 111 Murray
Including renderings of the 62-story tower, the public plaza, the streetscapes, and the retail spaces. / 4 comments
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Zucker's is still my go to bagel source! — Robert Ripps / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Shinola had a cafe in the front when it opened, but then the cafe part closed, like, 10 years ago.... — PGCNYC / Seen & Heard: Drip coffee at Shinola
Similar background, the same thought. Saddens me a bit. I haven't tried the Utopia Bagels shop on 34th, which may... — Mulciber / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
The best non-bagel shop bagel is Starbucks. I remember Florence when I worked down the block from 51st Street. Loved... — Sherri Rosen / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Glad to read the clarifying comment by Judy Epstein Gage, and glad to hear David Gage will be staying in... — Marcus / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
I grew up in a neighborhood with basement bagel, bakeries, long, narrow, bagel, ovens, bagelmeister’s, who really knew their craft.... — A. / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
In our house the cart bagels are what we call "cake bagels", barely 1 step up from Lender's frozen bagels.... — Nicole Vianna / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street