Plus two buildings with history for sale; Charles Moffat gallery moves from Washington to Broadway.
Cafe Clementine is seeking a new Tribeca space; a man tries to break into a building on Franklin with a hammer; Soho Photo Gallery will reopen soon; ONDA Beauty has reopened for shopping and services. / 7 comments
Plus: Man bitten during Tribeca nightclub brawl; the history of a White Street building; custom jewelry at Foundrae; more renderings of proposed megamansion on Franklin; Sing for Hope's public pianos got painted; concern about the FiDi arcade deal.
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
Plus: Another megatower likely in FiDi; Franklin Street penthouse, storefront approved; opening forecast for the market part of Le District; the Institute of Culinary Education.
Plus: Absurd megamansion plans on Franklin Street; Bradley Cooper's real-estate hunt confirmed; "Dream House" art installation might move to Chelsea; Downtown Alliance's tech-industry headquarters. / 4 comments
Also on Community Board 1 agendas for March: Laughing Man's street café; rooftop addition on Franklin; big film FiDi film shoot; 4am weeknights at Haus; Epicerie Boulud; more. / 2 comments
Justin Bieber, Robert Pattinson, and Austin Mahone. Plus: Proposed 1 White rooftop addition; W. Broadway renovation revealed; Franklin storefront; cops parking on Warren sidewalk.
Zucker's is still my go to bagel source! — Robert Ripps / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Shinola had a cafe in the front when it opened, but then the cafe part closed, like, 10 years ago.... — PGCNYC / Seen & Heard: Drip coffee at Shinola
Similar background, the same thought. Saddens me a bit. I haven't tried the Utopia Bagels shop on 34th, which may... — Mulciber / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
The best non-bagel shop bagel is Starbucks. I remember Florence when I worked down the block from 51st Street. Loved... — Sherri Rosen / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
Glad to read the clarifying comment by Judy Epstein Gage, and glad to hear David Gage will be staying in... — Marcus / Finlay + Gage has left the neighborhood
I grew up in a neighborhood with basement bagel, bakeries, long, narrow, bagel, ovens, bagelmeister’s, who really knew their craft.... — A. / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street
In our house the cart bagels are what we call "cake bagels", barely 1 step up from Lender's frozen bagels.... — Nicole Vianna / Bagel Wars: Ess-a-Bagel coming to Murray Street