Plus Anish Kapoor's Tribeca iteration of Cloud Gate is on its way to Leonard Street; ApplePay comes to Target; Soho Photo Gallery has several solo shows open till March 2.
Plus: Something called Wheelhouse appears to have taken over the former Consort space; Elevator to the Noir mystery at 60 Hudson; opening date for Brooklyn Game Lab; Philly Pretzel Factory said to still be happening. / 1 comment
Plus: More on how the closing of Rikers Island would affect Lower Manhattan; new furniture showroom; another FiDi tower in the works. / 1 comment
Last week, I asked whether anyone knew the status of Anish Kapoor's sculpture at 56 Leonard. Handily, someone forwarded a recent communication from the fabricator. / 6 comments
Plus: The Wooly Daily now serves a proper breakfast (with seating next door); iPic is casting a wide net for investors; Añejo's tequila sommelier; any update on 56 Leonard's sculpture? / 10 comments
Plus: City Council committee approves Pier 40 deal; resident who attacked postal worker was acquitted; school overcrowding is not getting better. / 3 comments
Plus: A new perspective on 56 Leonard; drawing-board versions of the building's Anish Kapoor sculpture; Community Board 1 school report. / 1 comment
Plus: The Anish Kapoor sculpture at 56 Leonard will be 20 feet tall; development likely at 1 Beekman; Syms plot on the market; Starbucks assault; Smyth rooms getting refreshed next. / 6 comments
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