Plus: Dylan's Candy Bar at Whole Foods; great slate of movies at the Roxy Cinema; documentary about artist Rob Mango; Town Stages's State Liquor Authority hearing got pushed back; birding tours of the Battery. / 6 comments
Plus: An Hermès scarf of Lowest Manhattan; more reinforcement for the silverblob; cute sign at Saluggi's; Liberty Park is having work done. / 2 comments
Plus: The East River Ferry's expansion plans; food cart recommendation; restaurant deliveryman drives wrong way into Holland Tunnel; how John Hatfield spends his Sundays; passport expediters; getting coffee with the homeless. / 1 comment
Officially. Plus: Inside the One World Observatory restaurants; more details on the Spotted Pig folks' dining complex at 70 Pine; river rescue last night; Jacques Capsouto, winemaker; Fairway update.
Plus: More on the Foundrae boutique coming to Lispenard; hills under construction on Governors Island; Shinola opening huge DUMBO store; Varick tower rendering. / 1 comment
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: More on the Downtown Little League embezzler; De Niro blames old address for tax lien; Battery Park to get a shade farm.
Plus: New Malaysian restaurant; SeaGlass carousel update; Brookfield Place shops; Girl Scouts and NYPD intelligence moving in; White Street building for sale; Spring Street park renderings; new Southbridge Towers bakery.
Plus: Signage up at Almond; trivia night at the Dark Horse Tavern; JCP Downtown's Purim carnival; Battery Park update. / 1 comment
Plus: Mourning the imminent loss of 31 Desbrosses; Pastis not coming downtown; Battery Park City Halloween dog parade; at home in Tribeca with Nicole Miller; new building on Maiden Lane. / 1 comment
Plus: Community "media center" cut by a third and moved to basement; Pier 40 deal still being covered up; Beekman crowns are postmodern; Michael Stipe sells; North Cove Marina; Sketchers guy buys; Zac Posen is late on his rent. / 4 comments
Plus: Spa on N. Moore confirmed; supertall skyscraper on the horizon; sit in the Battery Park chair contest finalists; La Colombe barista's wellness practice; this year's Downtown Dance Festival; souvenir shop closing. / 3 comments
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