Read about Blaue Gans in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
Christmas is less than three weeks away. How's your gift shopping going? Got plans for Christmas Eve or Christmas dinner? Don't go waiting for Santa to make your holiday special.... / Sponsored
The holiday rush is on! These folks can make the season a breeze, with wonderful gift ideas, private-event suggestions, help for looking your best, and ways to burn off all that decadent food and drink. / Sponsored
Plus: How to complain about Academy buses; Pier 17 holdout; Occupy Wall Street march; Oktoberfest; 56 Warren deep dive.
Sunday restaurant deals are like rewards for locals, because outsiders are less likely to travel beyond their neighborhood than on other nights. So go reap your rewards!
Plus: Progress at 449 Washington; Reade Street Pub loss; Blaue Gans on TV; Beach Street penthouse; an OpenTable wish; Apexart's space art.
There are dishes that become so associated with a restaurant that chefs can't remove them for fear of ticking off patrons. Are the six that I'm thinking of the six that you're thinking of? / 29 comments
Plus: Another Front Street restaurant said to be moving; Academy bus scourge; about those bridge flowers; cranes to close Greenwich for two weekends; filming on Duane; crosswalk mixed messages. / 5 comments
It's not too late to find amazing presents for the body and soul or to make plans for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (no matter what your tradition is). / Sponsored
Not worrying about taxis, for one thing! Because local restaurants are each celebrating the holiday in their own fabulous way—burlesque to '80s music to James Bond to black truffles to celebrity chefs to beyond. No matter what, expect the Champagne to be flowing! / Sponsored
All good New Yorkers know they’re not supposed to talk to celebrities, but that doesn’t mean they can’t tweet about spotting them out and about. Or hoping to, anyway. Plus: Two Tribeca tweets from celebs.
The long-gestating restaurant owned by Michel Cohen of Tribeca Pediatrics has finally opened—well, halfway. The downstairs is serving lunch in a bright, quirky space. / 6 comments
Plus: Short-term rental list; Halloween do-over today; Benares's menu; Matt Abramcyk's and Nadine Ferber's apartment; donating via Barry's Bootcamp; Mike & Son reno; SoPo T-shirts; 110 Hudson question. / 11 comments
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