Plus: Ice rink marriage proposal; residents reportedly upset by crown sculpture; Sleepy's is now Mattress Firm; bollards crushed again; new Warren Street storefront; two more TV shoots. / 1 comment
Plus: Brookfield looking to sell 49 percent of Brookfield Place; the history of two buildings with lots of character; a local mother's film about cannabis oil for sick kids; new Greek restaurant in FiDi.
Plus: Cars driving on the sidewalk to get around barricades; professional portrait sessions at Cos Bar; Pearl River Mart's signage; hachiya persimmons. / 15 comments
A women's boutique has opened, and a men's shoe store is on its way. Plus: The opening date for the ice rink. / 1 comment
Plus: How to reserve at Yves; the glassing of 3 World Trade Center's retail space; a local business owner's excellent costume; the mayor withdrew his street-fair reform; topless model photobombs wedding shoot; two film/TV shoots. / 3 comments
Plus: The apartment of La Garçonne founder Kris Kim; inside a Tribeca triplex; opposition to the Battery Park City Authority's South End Avenue revamp; the return of Canstruction; M1 bus extension. / 2 comments
Plus: Cute new restaurant at Howard and Centre; a day in the kitchen at Bâtard; thefts at two local malls.
Plus: Del Frisco's Grille will open next summer; inside the surprisingly stylish Arlo hotel; a local spot for seeing peregrine falcons; free tennis clinics for kids; Shelter Chic's goodbye party. / 3 comments
Plus: Rumored nightclub underneath the Beekman hotel; "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" on stage; Seaport warning; Peter Murphy in concert; donated studio space for artists. / 7 comments
Plus: Profile of architect Thierry Despont; parking lot owner refuses to let school block street for recess; another World Trade Center mall tenant gets sued for bailing; the history of 176 Franklin, where Riverrun was; city to sell lovely old Centre Street building to developer who can demolish it; Saks aims to be like a website; Cut's chef and art. / 5 comments
The Saks Fifth Avenue women's store at Brookfield Place opened this morning. The shoe, beauty, and sunglasses departments seemed especially strong.
Also on Community Board 1's September agendas: White Street restaurant downshifting; M1 bus extension; 100 Barclay seeks an exemption; change at New York Sports Club; WeWork; much more. / 5 comments
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