Plus: Cafe 92YTribeca's last day; shopping to help Battery Park; Dahlia's Mexican restaurant; "Unforgettable" TV show; park concert canceled; Pier 25 ship festival.
Plus: Landmarks Preservation Commission on a case of Tribeca neglect; Battery Park City Authority to float $300 million in debt; where the New York Daily News once was.
And it's a big one. Plus: SeaGlass carousel; New Amsterdam Market on the Brooklyn Flea; Clarke's Standard review; Verizon workers don't want to move to Brooklyn.
Plus: Battery Park carousel topping off soon; Pan Latin to go; Jem Fabric Warehouse update; David Z space on Broadway papered up; Nikon Building work. / 3 comments
Including its two restaurants. Plus: Battery Park tents to be removed; Atera insists on pre-payment; 4 New York Plaza; Paris Café.
The soon-to-open pub in FiDi looks promising. Plus: Pace planning a 34-story dorm; Hudson River Park, still hurting; parks officer arrested for theft; man rescued from subway tracks; Seaport Museum reopening postponed. / 1 comment
Plus: Grim news from the Battery Conservancy and in the Seaport; World Financial Center and Century 21 open; another shot at Halloween; Benares restaurant; Jay-Z to the rescue. / 1 comment
Plus: Baby born during the storm; Katie Holmes; Halloween parade; Seaport dining; Trinity Place department store; data-center central; Jason Binn; Battery turkey; FiDi nightclub, Ward III's Sandy cocktail; Tribeca walking tour report.
Plus: Westville Hudson opening date; tentative Asphalt Green rally date; Hunter College art school on its way; fun with textiles; Battery Park harvest festival; Canstruction.
You might recall how I got excited about the interactive musical surprise in Battery Park. Well, here's the follow-up post that I promised. If you still plan to go check it out, stop reading now.
...at Hudson and Reade. Plus: Scorcese film wardrobe office; gallery closed; seaweed for sale; Chilean fashion; provocative comments on Asphalt Green and IHOP; Battery Park musical fun reminder. / 3 comments
Plus: Battery Garden Bikeway; 11 Beach conversion; rule enforcement at Zuccotti Park; FiDi resident makeover. / 1 comment
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