Seen & Heard: Gingerbread Condominium
Plus: Ilegal Mezcal pop-up shop and "social club"; Quiznos is dunzo; power at 346 Broadway for everything but the clock; newspaper delivery tipping. / 6 comments
Newsletter: Nov. 27
New Kid on the Block: Da Claudio • Greenwich Restaurant Revised • Nosy Neighbor: 11 Warren • Nexxus Hair Salon • World Trade Center Final Spine • Le District Restaurant • Field Trip: Bushwick • More
Greenwich Street Restaurant Gets OKed
The Landmarks Preservation Commission was pleased with the revised plans for the single-story garage at Desbrosses: It won't be white, and it won't have a high wall around the front yard.
In the News: Inside Beyoncé and Jay Z’s Apartment
Plus: New women's fashion boutique confirmed; renderings for Fulton Street tower; Southbridge privatization approved; what to donate to the New York City Rescue Mission; 30-story building coming to John Street.
Field Trip: Bushwick
Doing minimal research had worked out so well for our Greenpoint walkabout that Andrea and I figured we'd be OK in Bushwick—and we were wrong. But hey, pizza. / 8 comments
Seen & Heard: Final Spine Attached to the World Trade Center Oculus
Plus: Colin Quinn to tend bar; American Flatbread's arts-and-crafts hut; Seaport Hideaway has soft-opened; a pro-development group in the Seaport; Adoro Lei pizzeria; chartered buses. / 1 comment
Light Up the Holidays at South Street Seaport’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony!
The South Street Seaport's Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 2, with performances by The String Angels and the Harlem Gospel Choir—and much more! / Sponsored
In the News: Le District Restaurant to Open Soon
Plus: Tribeca Film Festival might settle uptown; mulling potential change at the North Cove Marina; another FiDi tower; People's sexiest chef; Native American jewelry.
Seen & Heard: Church Street Park Potential
Plus: Megu auction; checking in on 56 Leonard; any sign of progress at Tetsu?; shopping benefit.
New Kid on the Block: Da Claudio
Imagine if Seaport favorite Barbarini Alimentari moved to the big city and embraced craft cocktails, and you'll have an idea of what to expect at Da Claudio, now open on Ann Street. / 1 comment
Lower Manhattan for the Holidays
Email your favorite seasonal photos of Lower Manhattan and you'll be entered to win a memorable Lower Manhattan weekend package! / Sponsored
In the News: Chambers Construction Update
Plus: West Thames pedestrian bridge moves forward; misbegotten employee policies at Bed Bath & Beyond, Brooks Brothers, and Regal Cinemas; new Seaport martial arts studio.









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