Plus: The many lawsuits swirling around chef Jose Garces and his Amada restaurant; Frenchette's natural wine list; the head of the Landmarks Preservation Commission is resigning. / 1 comment
Plus: The surcharges for wasabi and ginger at Tetsu; Pier 26 construction forecast; Wagyu sandwich restaurant to open in FiDi; the history of 60 Collister; New York City's official clock master; 140 Broadway plaza changes approved. / 7 comments
Plus: Another FiDi hotel nightclub (with a "Times Square–quality LED wall" in the lobby); stylist specializing in curly and/or silver hair to open a Tribeca salon; Battery Park City residents crave Boston Market and Panera Bread. / 10 comments
Plus: Driverless car kills pedestrian in Arizona; Garces Group statement about the closing of Amada; studying the visitors to Battery Park City's parks. / 2 comments
It turns out that Seamore's seafood restaurant isn't opening on North Cove Marina, after all. It's taking over the Amada space. / 8 comments
Plus: How to see the Internet in our midst; aggressive vendors still menacing tourists at the Battery; Mr. Chow in Mexico; local cheesesteak earns a rave.
Back by popular demand: An updated roundup of happy hour deals—including food options—at 32 neighborhood establishments. Take off early and have a drink! / 7 comments
Plus: The Liberty Street pedestrian bridge as a 9/11 relic; writer Jay McInerney is back; $25,000 watch stolen from gym locker; Amada review; revised signage for the Fulton Market Building approved.
Plus: Serafina pushed back its liquor-license hearing; ARChive of Contemporary Music's summer record sale; summer art camp for kids; Kazumi Yoshida show.
Plus: Amada's café is now open; a reader recommends the renovated Tokyo Bay; Tribeca CSA has shares available; a show of Donna Ferrato's Tribeca photos; studio space for emerging artists. / 6 comments
Amada, the big new Spanish restaurant in Brookfield Place, arrives with high expectations, thanks to chef Jose Garces's James Beard Award and "Iron Chef" status. So how is it? / 2 comments
Plus: The Battery's oval lawn will open in June with a local market; Brushstroke's 600-calorie lunch; Q&A with Amada chef Jose Garces; the history of Dietz lanterns.
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