The food prep and ghost kitchen company ChefScape will open a bar and lounge on the southwest corner of Canal.
The catering hall had hoped to expand to the first floor of 2 Desbrosses as well as take over the restaurant space at 205 Hudson.
The former American Flatbread space at Canal got its liquor license in 2018, only to be now tied up in many layers of disagreement between the two original founding partners.
Also on Community Board 1's September agendas: Worth Street wine bar; Spring Studios wants looser regulations; pedestrian plaza between Church and Sixth; Issey Miyake signage; Chefscape food hall; the jail tower; much more.
"Chefscape is a food incubator company that provides local entrepreneurs an environment to successfully bring their restaurant concepts to market," emailed co-founder Bella Karakis. "To assist our members, we plan to open a food hall, marketplace and bar." / 2 comments
Plus: Chipotle isn't reopening for at least a month; Maman's café in Northwest Tribeca will be smaller than assumed; no progress at the Martignetti brothers' bar at W. Broadway and Canal; former clinic for rent. / 1 comment
This will be the Maman's eighth location, assuming there aren't other others also in the works.
Plus: One of WeWork's Tribeca hives has a shop; forthcoming fitness studio announced a second location; local thefts; history of two quaint Canal Street buildings. / 9 comments
"I walked by the old American Flatbread space on Hudson this afternoon and saw strange plastic coverings being installed on the windows. Any idea what's going on?" —K.
Plus: The kosher restaurant opening on Hudson makes it past Community Board 1; video of Lower Manhattan in 1993; Art Projects International's 25th anniversary show; two-person show at Cheryl Hazan. / 2 comments
It doesn't seem a stretch to deduce that the restaurant will be kosher. / 3 comments
Also on Community Board 1's January agendas: Tenant for the former Santos Party House on Lafayette; Five Boro Bike Tour; Walker Hotel Tribeca's liquor license; Jay Street storefront renovation; Rector Street Bridge demolition; much more.
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