A new deli has opened in the former Amor (I think that's what it was?) space on Broadway between Worth and Thomas.
Plus: Opening date for the Saks Men's Store; the transformer that clogged up W. Broadway on Saturday; checking in on Pier 17; the 19-story building under construction on Broadway; "Power" TV shoot. / 3 comments
Plus: Door replacement on Desbrosses; new yoga studio on Broadway?; the plaza outside the World Trade Center Oculus; "The Dark Tower" and "Falling Water" shoots; store for lease on Broadway; possible Walker retail space action. / 1 comment
Discussed at last night's meeting: Start date for the five-year Worth Street reconstruction; whether to give 70 Vestry 33 more private parking spaces; Two Hands sidewalk tables; Five Boro Bike Tour street closures; several event permits; Wichcraft and Chipotle liquor licenses; the Flea update. / 3 comments
Good news for fans of the brand's excellent BLT; disappointing news for those of us hoping for a sit-down restaurant. / 2 comments
Plus: Bar Primi correction; longtime FiDi sushi restaurant has closed; progress at 30 Park Place (and less so at its neighbor); open mic night for adults at Church Street School; missing a charming window display. / 6 comments
The company applied to the wrong community board. But let's look at why someone really ought to open a restaurant on Broadway.... / 2 comments
And it's an Andrew Carmellini restaurant, no less—a sister to Locanda Verde, Little Park, and the Dutch. UPDATE: Alas, it's a mistake. / 3 comments
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
Plus: Basketball City; Port Authority makes a move on the 9/11 Memorial; cancer added to 9/11 act; Reade Street topper nixed; attempted thievery.
A hotel (or condos), a school expansion, and restaurants and cafés (conveyor-belt sushi, another one from the Tiny's owner, pizza, and a high-profile chef...). / 2 comments
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