Plus: Subway entrances on the 9/11 Memorial plaza getting ready for opening; 56 Leonard window washers; mayor seeks term limits for community board members; new shows at Bortolami and Alexander and Bonin. / 7 comments
Plus: Sale on select designers at 180; activity at two Hudson Square storefronts; 1st Precinct Community Council meeting tonight; Alexander and Bonin shows. / 3 comments
Plus: Progress at Noted café and cocktail bar; progressive breakfast at four galleries tomorrow; "Airmail Paintings" at Alexander and Bonin; "Blank Pro" shoot.
Plus: Forensic sculpture exhibit; checking in on the two buildings going up at Church and Chambers; Parachute opening a store on Grand; exhibit about race and class in Brazil.
Plus: Il Mulino opening forecast; upcoming art exhibits at Alexander and Bonin, Bortolami, and Sapar Contemporary.
Plus: Colin Quinn bartending for charity at Woodrow's; sneaker pop-up; cleaning up the glass on the Battery Park City ball fields; caftan event; new shows at Alexander & Bonin and Bortolami.
Plus: "White pride" bracelet spotted on the bus; a day of free barre classes; two exhibits at Alexander and Bonin; writers on war. / 19 comments
Plus: Downtown Wine & Liquors has closed after thirty years; kiddie rides up for adoption; new children's ballet school; summer show at Alexander and Bonin; gallery gone dark for two-month renovation. / 2 comments
Plus: Prominent retail space on Canal is for rent; quicker, cheaper yoga teacher training; Robert Janz water paintings; Japanese art duo exhibit. / 7 comments
Plus: Turkish bakery Simit + Smith has closed; the TV show "Bull" is back for more filming; up next at Alexander and Bonin; OpenTable issues. / 1 comment
Plus: Facial report; "space-alien" irises; comedy show; a twist on "From Here to Eternity" at Alexander and Bonin.
Plus: The fundraising goal for the Bag Snagger drive has been achieved; the stench at W. Broadway and Warren; four new solo shows at Alexander and Bonin; real-estate broker seeking work by Tribeca artists. / 1 comment
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