Plus: Buddy Bowzer portrait; local artist Cybele Kadagian featured in 60 Hudson window; the Grand Banks sister boat bar at Brooklyn Bridge Park; 3 and 4 World Trade Center. / 3 comments
Plus: "Herbal blessings" from David Bouley; update on two Seaport ice cream shops; Arcade Bakery's month-long break; Alumnae shoe boutique; fashion showroom moved to L.A.; the Civil Service Book Shop keeps surviving. / 2 comments
According to Vogue, Alumnae is "the footwear phoenix rising from the ashes of Sigerson Morrison’s legal disputes," and the magazine declared the shoes "affordably cool" at $400 to $600. / 1 comment
Del Frisco's Grille is hiring; something is happening at the former White Street; signage is up for Harry & Ida's Luncheonette; and the World Trade Center mall burger restaurant isn't happening. Plus: 60 Hudson seeks local artists; eviction notice for LED Lab. / 4 comments
Plus: Warren 77's frisky new signage; Dine Around Downtown and Meet the Fishes on Tuesday; an exciting restaurant Aboca; another glimpse inside 60 Hudson; Joe café and Havaianas shop are open at the World Trade Center mall. / 4 comments
Plus: The other restaurant opening on Park Place; a rare peek inside the ground floor of 60 Hudson; Arlo hotel retail space for rent; Soho Arts Network's Downtown Culture Walk includes two Tribeca galleries. / 10 comments
Plus: Open studios at New York Academy of Art; Verve Wines is opening a West Coast store; Earth Day rally this Saturday to protest Trump's agenda; 60 Hudson's non-Tribeca "Tribeca" signage. / 3 comments
Plus: Soho Pharmacy is changing its name; stone panels are being applied to 70 Vestry; film shoot on Reade; exhibit about the art of glass pipes; Hudson storefront getting reactivated; the ground floor of 56 Leonard. / 8 comments
Plus: A French magazine profiles a FiDi loft; tally of open stores at the World Trade Center mall; inside 60 Hudson. / 5 comments
Plus: Atop 1 World Trade Center at night; parents want to sacrifice pre-K for a gym; phone thefts get more violent; the owners of a Tribeca pied-à-terre; Polynesian canoe visiting here. / 3 comments
Plus: The 11 Howard hotel is open; more on Kung Fu Tea; a hand-painted dress at Front Art Space; another Franklin Street building is on the market.
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