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: Help crowdfund Shakespeare at Castle Clinton; city allocates $11.8 million for affordable housing south of Houston; magnolia season; rental request. / 2 comments
Plus: Gallery recommendations in Tribeca; some Battery Park fences come down; school pushes for a crossing guard; Fountain Pen Hospital. / 2 comments
Plus: Two streets getting milled and resurfaced; new kids' fitness program; a peek inside Telephone Sales & Service; Lot 77 Japanese bakery. / 1 comment
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: Checking in on the SeaGlass carousel and 50 West tower; Brookfield Place passageway open; dealing with the icy river; 24 Leonard. / 6 comments
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
The first floor at Pier A Harbor House is open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. Congratulations to the Poulakakos family on a terrific restoration job. / 27 comments
Plus: Battery Park landscape designer Piet Oudolf; the charm of single-block streets; Time Out New York survey; high school student attacks newsstand vendor, gets slashed. / 5 comments
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