Read about Atera in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
It opened without anyone noticing. (Update: It doesn't seem to exist. Update #2: It does, but at a different address.) Plus: Cómodo in Soho; Atera gets two stars in the Michelin Guide; Felice opens today; family meal at Atera; fake grass in City Hall Park?; 99 Reade comps; 225 Rector Place settlement. / 5 comments
Plus: Suspicious package; hockey player buys on Laight; Atera chef interviewed; City Hall Park East; new Greek restaurant. / 8 comments
Plus: Dosateria reviewed; Dirty Bird opening date; Battery Park City Authority's new chairman; kids skip 9/11 health survey; another online creative agency; plug pulled at City Winery show. Update: Added info on Atera's upcoming bar.
Plus: Bagel shop won't be H&H; 1 World Trade Center bragging; Nielsen close to moving to FiDi; police catch phone thieves.
Plus: Dining next to Bill Murray; bike station to get protective island; new principals at two schools; M9 bus service to be restored. / 5 comments
Plus: "Tribute in Light"; 9/11 anniversary plans; "The Sphere"; an old-looking room; Tribeca Film Festival head leaving; Atera non-review.
Plus: White-powder sender could be an eccentric; Meg Ryan keeps a-lookin'; Spruce Street School parents; kindergarten waitlists; WFC cottages; city buildings; Atera wine director bails.
Plus: Atera review; 100 Hudson bidding war; Pier 17 approved by Landmarks; historic ship sails again; WTC first responders; One World Trade Center time-lapse. / 2 comments
Plus: Possible Pier 40 plans (including residences); Capsouto Frères; Atera's wine list; BPC building to get redone; Espasso.
Chef Matthew Lightner's reinvention of the Compose space is a fascinating must for anyone interested in the ever-expanding definition of cooking. Whether you'll find it worth $150 per person depends entirely on your expectations going in. / 3 comments
Perhaps the $18,000 espresso machine will be put to use at its sister restaurant.... / 15 comments
Plus: Atera's first big review; 15 Renwick foreclosure; Cobblestone Lofts comp. / 8 comments
Interesting analysis: "At $2.90, the NYC Subway is too cheap" https://fleker.medium.com/at-2-90-the-nyc-subway-is-too-cheap-4ea2178b903c — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Consumers from outside NYC, who want to enjoy the city, will complain and then pay it, too. They just don't... — J Frank P / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
It can be *both* a way to reduce congestion and raise money. The program did both in London. The suggestions... — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
At least it is now very clear what this is for: raising funds, and increasing tax on New Yorkers. Not... — Will / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Once they bond it, it'll be too difficult to cancel. — malcolm / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Trump would not be able to cancel it. Hochul should step up to the plate and enact Congestion Pricing and... — Heide Fasnacht / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Yes, this indeed as well. Fare evasion is out of control. — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”