Seen & Heard: City Hall Park’s Next Sculpture Exhibit
The Statue of Liberty, as body parts. Plus: Indian-Chinese food; Brooklyn Robot Foundry soft opening; Juice Press getting close?; half-marathon street closures; sidewalk damage.
In the News: Kindergarten Applications Are Up Over Last Year
Plus: Marc Forgione's cookbook; Quiznos bankruptcy; homeless encampment at the World Trade Center's E station; art show rave; former Southbridge Towers board president pleads guilty. / 1 comment
New Kid on the Block: Cafe Boca Ciega
"This is rocket fuel," says Osiel Rojas, cofounder of Cafe Boca Ciega, of "the first good cup of Cuban coffee in New York." Plus: A related gallery will soon open in the adjacent space.
The Gay Pride Pier Dance Is Coming Back
Also on March’s Community Board 1 agendas: Spring Studios to do some explaining; Hampton Jitney (expansion?); mysterious Megu liquor-license issue; and more.
In the News: Chipotle Menu Upgrade
Plus: Shabby behavior at Independent Plaza North; the history of 5 Beekman; inside Soho's new Smith & Mills sister restaurant; Greenhouse bottle fight; opposing diesel generator atop Sixth Avenue landmark.
Seen & Heard: Church Street Gentrification
Plus: Dylan Prime's new lunch menu; Cuban café on Broadway open; China Blue delivering; Live Well Company debuts next week; photos by World War II vets at Soho Photo; Broadway restaurant in play? / 6 comments
Nosy Neighbor: When Will 87 Leonard Be Done?
"No activity since the last summer. The interior appears nearly complete (or as complete as it was last summer). It surprises me that no one has swooped in to buy it and finish the job." —A.
New Kid on the Block: The Bullett Shop
Bullett is a digital publication, creative agency, and retail website—and now it has a brick-and-mortar shop on Walker for its audience of trendsetting twentysomethings.
Newsletter: Feb. 27
Loft Peeping: Lisa & Damon Liss • New World Trade Center PATH platform • Nosy Neighbor: Sanitation Garage • Harold Ramis Tribute • Seaport Working Group • More
In the News: Penis-Painting Revenge Plot
Plus: Seamless crackdown; Telepan Local's fried watercress; Alice Feiring wine club; the Condé Nast effect; a peek inside the 93 Reade conversion; Seaport working group. / 2 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
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