The noted mixologist Daisuke Ito will run a 40-seat bar on the ground floor of 428 Greenwich.
A chef from Tokyo with a long history in beef -- both at his father's butcher shop at at his own restaurants -- is coming to Greenwich and Laight. / 1 comment
All we know so far is that the restaurant will be "high end" -- the new concept from a hospitality group that has two Miami restaurants. / 1 comment
Plus a new tenant for the Five & Dime space; a famous Swedish chef will cook at Spotify; Leonard Gourmet Deli is open on Broadway.
Plus: What's up at the building with Azabu in the basement; anti-Chick-fil-A rant; Hudson River Park's financial situation; Tribeca Film Festival family event; history of a Broadway building; is Mattress Firm in trouble? / 1 comment
Police searched a Tribeca restaurant for three alleged perps, and they found two. / 1 comment
Plus: Overhaul planned for some Pace University buildings; Greenwich Street townhouse now being marketed as a rental; half a window.
Plus: Japanese restaurant pop-up at B Flat; Taryn Toomey's fitness studio opens this week; misguided wayfaring signage; activity at the former Greenwich Grill space?; creamy façade on Walker. / 1 comment
Plus: Park Place condos now for sale in Qatar; one of the i-Plaza salons changed its name; Pearl Paint conversion unveiled; sad little Walker Street building; the vacancy above Sushi Azabu. / 1 comment
"The door at 428 Greenwich has a sign on it saying 'YogaSmoga Townhouse.' I see that YogaSmoga is a yoga clothing brand, but what's the townhouse part about?" —K.
The restaurant above Sushi Azabu—formerly Greenwich Grill, then Daruma-Ya, then Azabu—has closed yet again. / 7 comments
The city's townhouse craze is hitting Tribeca hard. Let's review the 10 properties currently being listed as single-family homes; nearly all had previously been commercial or multi-family residences. / 11 comments
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Yes, and the vagrants on Canal Street need to go, too. — James / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar
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