Plus: The spa at the Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown; peeking down into the 100 Franklin construction pit; a novel (if temporary) view of the Oculus; ad shoot; a screening of Andy Warhol's "Blow Job." / 5 comments
Plus: No more reopening signage at Acappella; refugee children being whitewashed; Cosmopolitan Hotel's entrance; the silverblob's plaza. / 5 comments
Plus: Anti-development street art outside 443 Greenwich; great old trees cut down; location confirmed for Espasso's second Tribeca shop; two more World Trade Center mall stores have opened; Fiftytwo sample sale. / 2 comments
Plus: Paromi Tea stall getting the boot from Whole Foods; a better look at 14 White, not to be confused with 100 Franklin to the south; 3 World Trade Center nearly glassed; parking on Foley Square; Blue Ribbon Federal Grill. / 2 comments
Plus: Community Board 2 is planning a meeting about the Holland Tunnel traffic mess; digging at 100 Franklin; another poke restaurant; new building on Fulton; "Law & Order: SVU"; travel agent recommendation. / 8 comments
Plus: Poke restaurant on Lispenard is hiring; 100 Franklin construction; Le Relais de Venise looks close to opening; ugly Subway shop on Broome closed; Janovic still hasn't recovered from its collapsed ceiling; 1st Precinct meeting. / 1 comment
Plus: The history of 165 Chambers; fashion brand Mansur Gavriel; neat look at a Soho loft. / 1 comment
Plus: Canal Street café progress; more action at the 100 Franklin construction site; 1st Precinct's monthly-ish community meeting; comments are back up.
Plus: Cute façade uncovered at forthcoming Canal Street café; signage for new manicure/blowout salon; checking in on the St. Nicholas National Shrine; child star.
Plus: Before-and-after photos of a building that got cut in half; facade improvement at the little building on Walker; potential progress at 100 Franklin; last call for the Best of New Tribeca survey. / 5 comments
Plus: The new meal-delivery service on Reade; soil testing at controversial condo site; subway flood-control mechanisms; Tunnel to Towers run is this Sunday; Carl Glassman photo exhibit. / 4 comments
Plus: Fire at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse; police vehicle gets hoisted into the air by a World Trade Center security bollard; time-lapse video of the mural at 100 Franklin. / 1 comment
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Apparently Chip City shuttered all 20+ of its retail locations this week. — James Bogardus / Cookies coming to 325 Greenwich
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Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
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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