After five years of planning, the former Megu space on Thomas is once again a luxe, expansive restaurant, the 13th outpost of the Buddha-Bar global empire. / 17 comments
It's been five years since the bar first applied for a liquor license for the huge space on Thomas; now it looks like they will open this summer. / 9 comments
The Financial Times called Assunta Madre, which will be on the second floor of 62 Thomas, Rome's "best seafood restaurant [...] a place of pilgrimage for the cognoscenti." / 3 comments
Also on Community Board 1's May agendas: A change to Buddha Bar's liquor-license application; another nightclub proposed for the Haus space; Peck Slip Park design; Greca's sidewalk café; more. / 1 comment
Also on Community Board 1's September agendas: Parking in north Battery Park City; update on Buddha Bar; an apparent change at the Paris Café; turning a FiDi street into an open-air mall; new Chinese restaurant; more. / 1 comment
The State Liquor Authority agreed to grant Buddha Bar a liquor license, but with rigorous stipulations insisted on by local residents. / 4 comments
Plus: The hoist at 56 Leonard is getting dismantled; update on Fowler & Wells and Augustine restaurants; Target advertising; Front Street fashion boutique closed. / 1 comment
Plus: The State Liquor Authority hearing about Buddha Bar; Dîner en Blanc was in Wagner Park last night; Mmuseumm is throwing a birthday party for a Japanese inventor; "Law & Order: SVU." / 1 comment
Plus: Any intel on SLT's Tribeca studio?; Hudson River Park skatepark to close for repairs; a new bank branch; ghost signage on Broadway; "Billions" is back. / 4 comments
Plus: Two Hands reservations (and soon, delivery); kids' birthday parties now available on the Lilac; traffic-measuring device on Jay; community sailing opportunities. / 2 comments
Discussed at last night's meeting: Liquor-license applications for Serafina and the Balthazar alums' all-day brasserie in the old Cercle Rouge space (sample menus!); the third street fair on the same Warren block this year; Two Hands's contentious sidewalk café; Buddha Bar. / 7 comments
Plus: Buddha Bar appears to be going straight to the State Liquor Authority; Alex & Ani looks like a showroom; shoots for "Billions" and a Chinese TV series; the new JR mural. / 5 comments
"For Rent" sign now posted above the restaurant. I guess this smaller shop did not do the trick. — james / The Slice: A new home for Cafe Amore plus a pizza update
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paakre@gmail.com Now if the police and fire departments would just stop parking on the sidewalk! I love being a pedestrian,... — Patricia Aakre / The finalized rules for outdoor dining
paakre@gmail.com Not to mention their daily meetings with complete staff on the street. — Patricia Aakre / The finalized rules for outdoor dining
Personally I think a reset is needed. Outdoor dining shed was a pandemic measure that was part experimental and meant... — R. / The finalized rules for outdoor dining
You get what you pay for. — Don / Google has a new headquarters in Hudson Square
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