But what? Plus: Midcentury sale in an old Tribeca building; 137 Franklin cladding; 1 N. Moore plywood goes up; Benares restaurant; Superstar Gym update; Emergency Medical Care. / 1 comment
Plus: Bruce Eric Kaplan, Matthew Sweet, David Rockwell, Robert Caro, and art made on a homemade boat.
Plus: Jem Café is back; Taste of Tribeca tickets are now on sale; meeting about John Street construction; a Barnes & Noble rant; my book is now so cheap you really have no excuse, even if you don't own a Kindle. / 8 comments
Plus: Lotus Blue soft opening tonight; 37 Warren gets a name; naughty behavior at Barnes & Noble (NSFW!); 250 W. Broadway. / 4 comments
Lior Schapiro talks about how life here is different than in Israel, where he grew up: "I did my military service in Gaza. Central Park at night is nothing." It’s the fifth Q&A in Anojja Shah’s “I → NY” series.
"American Psycho," Ella Fitzgerald, Ted Danson, Mrs. Cupcake, and a "Rabbi crush" are some of the highlights on this week’s agenda.
Finally, an opening date. Plus: Julie Andrews in person; Trinity Wall Street celebrates Day of the Dead; Halloween help; big stoop sale; TriBeCafe cancels lunch for 2010; 92YTribeca; SHO Shaun Hergatt deal.
For $9 million those windows better wash themselves. Plus: Russian spies; planning for WTC bus congestion; Midtown Comics; cooking smells; Con Ed vs. LMDC; Corton's granola; and Kelly Ripa takes the girls for a walk.
Matt Schneider of the NYC Dads Group shows us around his Tribeca—including where the best chocolate chip cookies are, which celebrity he chatted up at Pécan, and how he and his wife just celebrated their wedding anniversary.
Susan Bernfield, founder and artistic director of the New Georges theater company, shows us around her Tribeca—including the problem with Whole Foods, and the restaurant with the best bathrooms, and why Sarabeth's opening here is throwing her for a loop. / 2 comments
Sugar-loving fashionista (that's the name of her blog) Paulette Goto answers questions about her Tribeca—including where she dances on tables and how she gets the soles of her feet as soft as a baby's ass. / 5 comments
Leo's changes its name (and its menu) • Neighborhood Bar & Restaurant just a bar, for now • Current food obsession • What's on the calendar at Mysterious Bookshop and Barnes & Noble (Judy Collins singing kids' songs, for one thing)
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