Plus: Seven photographers showing their work; 56 Leonard video; Preston Sturges at the Flea; ham and cheese croissant; Summer Streets starts this weekend. / 1 comment
Reading New York magazine's "101 Best (New) Cheap Eats" was a bit depressing for the downtown reader—only five were below Canal—so let's take the matter into our own hands. / 16 comments
Plus: The opening of Haus nightclub; swing dance event this week; Governors Island kayaking; Transformers class for kids; Arcade Bakery quiche; school rummage sale; Pace dorm rising fast. / 5 comments
Plus: Joyful art at Cheryl Hazan; lunch at Union Bar + Kitchen; Arcade Bakery's new sandwich; fine art sale; Poets House's Brooklyn Bridge walk; New Amsterdam Market reminder; Dar Williams; 30 Park Place.
Roger Gural—who used to live on the roof!—has created a European-style bakery in a grand, vaulted hallway of 40 Worth. It's one of the most interesting spaces to open in a while. / 15 comments
Plus: Arcade Bakery opens Monday; 93 Worth storefront; Tin Building meeting; JEM Fabrics rave; Downtown Boathouse opens on Pier 40 today; CD and record sale; City Hall Park tree uprooted. / 2 comments
Plus: Arcade Bakery is likely to open Monday; Bâtard signage; Taste of Tribeca is this weekend; Kaffe 1668 on Seamless; Butterfly lunchboxes; stand-up comedy; Chambers kiosk; Church Street School benefit.
The food news in southeast Tribeca keeps getting better and better.... Arcade Bakery, located in a dramatic, European-style space, will bake fresh all day long and sell pastries and lunch items. / 1 comment
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