Newsletter: Aug. 28
Italian Soccer Stars Opening Hotel • Demolition on Desbrosses • Brick Closed • Dîner en Blanc • New Church Street Building • Another BPC Conversion • Bâtard • Denny's • Sushi Dojo • More
Seen & Heard: Sushi Dojo’s Tribeca Outpost Is Not a Done Deal
Plus: Correction on the post about the Italian soccer stars' hotel; demolition underway on Washington; Laughing Man barista's novel; more. / 2 comments
In the News: Bâtard Gets Three Stars
Plus: Denny's opens Friday; Property will have vintage clothing; wallets stolen at Pier 25; Raccoon Lodge patron goes aggro, bites police officer. / 4 comments
Two Former Italian Soccer Stars Are Opening a Hotel Here
Paolo Maldini and Christian Vieri appear to be opening the Hudson Square Hotel at the corner of Hudson and Canal. / 9 comments
Seen & Heard: Nine Stories on Church
Where there are currently five. Plus: Free community night at the 9/11 Museum; steak recommendations; camera obscura; Juice Press goes gray; fitness day passes; crime category. / 2 comments
In the News: Lower Manhattan Is Growing Older
But not you, surely. Plus: The courtyard at 443 Greenwich; the value of an interior wall; model arrested for allegedly stealing fish oil and chocolate from Whole Foods; kennel cough outbreak. / 4 comments
Scenes from Last Night’s Dîner en Blanc
About 4,000 people dressed in white descended on Rockefeller Park for dinner accompanied by opera. / 7 comments
Seen & Heard: Lunch at Navy
Plus: "E.T." and "Back to the Future" at Washington Market Park; new exhibit at Patrick Parrish; Barre Tribeca has opened; White Street storefront renovation; preliminary Baked hours. / 1 comment
In the News: Another BPC Rental Building Likely to Go Condo
Plus: The name of Carmellini's upcoming Smyth restaurant; another Bâtard review; what was lost when 2 Broadway was torn down; another Brooklyn Bridge trespasser.
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Two iconic NYC establishments which I have had the privilege to frequent since their inception, and that have never wavered... — Christopher M / Jerry Walker, co-owner of Walker’s and The Ear Inn, has died
I've already put on five pounds. — George Bacon / Carbs are back in the neighborhood
Don’t forget Seppes Pizza Bar that opened on the Goldman walk next to Shake Shack. Pizza is fantastic, great bar... — Slue / Carbs are back in the neighborhood
Ugh...how much longer do I have to wait for Big Gay Ice Cream!!! LOVE their WV Location. — Jack Hughes / Seen & Heard: Coffee Project & Big Gay Ice Cream on hiatus?
I remember the days when we only had pick a bagel across the highway. Excited for Modern Bagel - they... — JD / Carbs are back in the neighborhood
And she served on the mayor’s inauguration committee as an expert on children. Is actually funny — Sandra / The new mayor hangs with preschoolers in Fidi
We will soon have critical mass to perform a Tribeca-specific taste test of all the local bagel and pizza places.... — Prof Wagstaff / Carbs are back in the neighborhood