Plus: Cortlandt Alley condo conversion revealed; Il Lee retrospective; "Botany under Influence" at Apexart; Lacoste promotion; visiting a former Tribecan's restaurant in the country.
Plus: Signage up for Hank's Juicy Beef; Chambers Street souvenir kiosk appears to be closed; Dance with Miss Rachel confirmed its new studio; Apexart on the proposed US-Mexico border wall. / 3 comments
Plus: Gallery guide to Soho and Tribeca; unsolicited proposal for a Hurricane Sandy memorial fountain; World Trade Center Greenmarket to return; TriBattery Pops album goes viral in France; "A Chorus Line." / 1 comment
Plus: The new atrium at the ugliest building in Tribeca; "for rent" sign at 20 Warren; 443 Greenwich's attractive street-level windows; virtual landscape art exhibit at Apexart. / 2 comments
Plus: The Greek launches an online Greek grocery; "repositioning" on Broadway; two Fulton Center tenants have opened; Apexart exhibit about expeditions. / 1 comment
Plus: Questlove as Lower Manhattan spokesperson; an old-school touch at the Sterling Mason; emergency management as art fodder; "Limitless" shooting here yet again. / 9 comments
Plus: Sushi Azabu's rebranding; City Hall Park's gaslights are back on; Goldman Alley's light rods; fashion/art collaborations at Brookfield Place; art exhibit about emergency preparedness.
Plus: Almond is now serving weekday lunch; Carini Lang fundraising drive for Nepalese weavers; free museum night; Apexart show about the loss of privacy.
Plus: Part of the Reade Chambers is unveiled; Warren Street bar; an update on Collect Pond Park; L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon signage; puppet performance. / 8 comments
Plus: Modell's said to be expanding, not moving; wedding dress company relocating here; 66 Reade restoration; death row art exhibit; "Good Wife" shoot; go buy flowers. / 3 comments
Plus: The former Harrison space; Rachael Ray and the Twin Towers; Battery Park path and restroom restored; Apexart show about architectural miniatures; shopping event rescheduled. / 3 comments
Plus: Adoro Lei pizzeria open for lunch; Westfield World Trade Center's outreach letter; sound art at Apexart; closed restaurant still on Seamless; film/commercial shoot on Greenwich. / 1 comment
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