Read about Augustine in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
Plus: Amazon is testing cashierless technology at a larger store; Bâtard chef Markus Glocker's menu for Augustine; NYPD to add a fleet of drones; more on Canada gallery's move to Tribeca. / 2 comments
Also on Community Board 1's September agendas: Worth Street wine bar; Spring Studios wants looser regulations; pedestrian plaza between Church and Sixth; Issey Miyake signage; Chefscape food hall; the jail tower; much more.
Plus: A jewelry designer's Tribeca duplex; looking back at Trinity Church's real-estate holdings in Lower Manhattan through the years.
John Donohue has only just begun his quest to draw "All the Restaurants in New York," but as you can tell from the seven he has done in our area, it's already producing charming results. / 1 comment
Plus: Remembering artist James Rosenquist; the future of the grand bank lobby at 49 Chambers; another Augustine review; FDNY toughens anti-hazing rules after incidents at a Tribeca firehouse.
Plus: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel reportedly bought in Tribeca; Augustine review; Landmarc wins its trademark fight with the Seagram Building restaurant; potential $100 million funding shortfall for the World Trade Center performing arts center. / 2 comments
Plus: NYPD talks man out of suicide at Tribeca hotel; Marc Forgione bought a new apartment; Augustine's "roasted" blood orange dessert. / 1 comment
Plus: A rave for Augustine; more on the closing of Parigot; equipment stolen from the World Trade Center Oculus; other area thefts; Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel construction to end early.
Augustine looks like the very definition of a sophisticated, lively restaurant. As at Keith McNally's other restaurants, however, you might find yourself wishing that the food could be as satisfying as the sense of place. / 3 comments
Plus: Start dates for brunch and breakfast at Augustine; World Trade Center mall's holiday light show; Ward III doesn't look much closer to reopening; David Weeks Studio's Brooklyn sale; 101 Warren sidewalk shed. / 9 comments
Plus: A peek inside Tetsu restaurant on Leonard; Anthropologie signage; new street markings outside the Balloon Saloon; bus question; ghost sign appearing on Broadway. / 10 comments
Plus: More photos of the Gerken Building penthouse; entertaining Q&A with Augustine restaurateur; Harold's Meat + Three review; FiDi condo sues over 9/11 Tribute Center move. / 1 comment
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