In the News: Another Soho Restaurant from the Smith & Mills Guys
Plus: Fashion designer Stacey Bendet moving to Tribeca; street closures for July 4 fireworks; new pop-up shops at the South Street Seaport; man beaten with bat in FiDi; Kittichai closing, turning Italian. / 1 comment
The Watercolors of Nan Lombardi
The Tribeca artist has a show opening today at Sanford Smith Fine Art in the Berkshires. "While I am most interested in the older warehouse buildings," she says, "I also like the play between the old construction and the new." / 2 comments
Newsletter: July 3
First Look: Grand Banks • Upscale Sushi on Chambers? • First Impressions: Dig Inn • New Kid on the Block: Satomi Kawakita Jewelry • New Design Co-op Colony • Tugboats • More
In the News: Demolition of 101 Murray
Plus: 50 West pricing; World Trade Center congestion frustration; the construction of the Citigroup building; Stuyvesant seats getting replaced.
New Kid on the Block: Satomi Kawakita
"Organic, delicate, simple," is how jewelry designer Satomi Kawakita describes her aesthetic. "Something you can wear every day."
Seen & Heard: The Smyth Hotel Is Getting a Facelift
Plus: Tennis court intrigue; dry cleaners said to be moving; tugboat photo exhibit; free kayaking starting Friday. / 3 comments
In the News: Possible Student Shortage at P.S. 234
Plus: The FAA goes after real-estate drones; kids' garden rampage at Washington Market Park; 195 Broadway liquor exemption; change to school-planning law; Tribeca vs. TriBeCa. / 2 comments
First Impressions: Dig Inn
The final Hudson Eats review (for the time being): Dig Inn Seasonal Market, which offers the widest variety of food in the complex. / 2 comments
In the News: Design Co-Op Opens on Canal Street
Plus: The back story of Grand Banks; interactive air-rights map; chef David Waltuck; foreign real-estate buyers.
Upscale Sushi on Chambers?
And/or a subterranean bar? Also on July's Community Board 1 agendas: An update on plans for the former Dean's space; Cafeteria's liquor license; the final plan for Bogardus Plaza; more.
Newsletter: June 30
Shadowland • Tennis Court Brouhaha • Grand Banks • Downtown Boathouse • Café Noir • Ashiya Sushi • Bank of New York Mellon • 3 World Trade Center • More
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Jails plan is so foolish and yet it goes on. There won't be enough spaces to hold all the inmates,... — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Spring block party at Bogardus