Seen & Heard: 56 Leonard Is Getting Glassed
Plus: Washington Market Tavern opening date; IPN storefronts all being vacated?; new delivery-only sandwich business; stopping buses and trucks from using Laight; peeking inside Añejo and Baked; Battery Park path; 84 Walker. / 3 comments
Indoor Cycling and a Bootcamp, All in One
A forthcoming fitness studio in Tribeca looks like it wants to go up against SoulCycle, Flywheel, Barry's Bootcamp, and CrossFit.
Newsletter: July 10
First Impressions: Grand Banks • Cheap Eats: The Downtown Edition • Loft Peeping: Nicole Najafi • Bikram Yoga NYC's Tribeca Plans • Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar • Telecom Hives • Steven Alan Home Shop • More
In the News: Dead Rat Found in Chop’t Wrap
Plus: Photos of the original Hedwig and from the "Rocky Horror" film shoot; 30 Park Place selling well; police blotter; Mr. and Mrs. Smith work out. / 2 comments
First Impressions: Grand Banks
Grand Banks, the raw bar (and more) on the Sherman Zwicker schooner docked at Pier 25, is simply magical. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Yet Another Nail Salon?
Plus: A peek inside Fulton Center; roundup of new construction projects; Cafeteria postponed from CB1 tonight; progress at Lilly O'Brien's new space; Capital Audio. / 1 comment
In the News: The Telecom Hives of Lower Manhattan
Plus: Crumbs crumbles; the case for preserving 84 Walker; finding a beagle; Sushi Dojo expansion plans include Avenue B; World Trade Center plaza; Once Upon a Tart meeting. / 1 comment
Cheap Eats: The Downtown Edition
Reading New York magazine's "101 Best (New) Cheap Eats" was a bit depressing for the downtown reader—only five were below Canal—so let's take the matter into our own hands. / 16 comments
Seen & Heard: Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar
Plus: A peek inside Washington Market Tavern; Cercle Rouge's Bastille Day party; "Broad City" filming here; new smoke shop; Greenmarket update; misters at Dahlia's; inside 443 Greenwich. / 1 comment
In the News: Criminal Summons Court Still Unresolved
Plus: No hotel at 346 Broadway; Battery Park City Authority's general lack of community representation; drones in Rockefeller Park.
Seen & Heard: Steven Alan Home Is Not Closing Just Yet
Plus: New pizzeria opening forecast; Batman replaces Superman; the Bullett Shop pop-up has left; Strawberry closing; 1 World Trade Center's red vents.










Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is... — Matt / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
You are absolutely right. Tribeca has become a soulless land of chain cafés, spas and orthodontists. All about Tribeca moms... — R. / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Looking at other people = fun. Being looked at = not so fun. This is (still) a gross invasion of... — Downtown Dad Again / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
The photograph begs the question: when is that scaffolding coming down? Seems a very very long time that it has... — George Bacon / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
ITS BACK BETTER THAN EVER! BEST LOCAL PLACE FOR A DRINK AND GOOD FOOD!!! CANT WAIT FOR LUNCH!!! — AA / North Bar is closing for the summer — and will reopen as something new
Since this issue is in play again, I'll opine that the "fluid boundaries between public and private space" is an... — Gary / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor