Read about Café Clementine in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
The decades-old neighborhood favorite was stalled out in its new location for two years. It's now installed in a prime Tribeca corner. / 2 comments
And the scaffolding should be down soon on 325 Greenwich. The sandwich shop took the lease there in March 2021. It's been a saga ever since. / 5 comments
Plus Whole Foods limits egg purchases; events at the Museum of the American Indian; Cafe Clementine is getting closer... / 7 comments
Plus Grand Banks open through Sunday; some progress at Whole Foods Fidi; Native American Heritage Month at the Museum of the American Indian. / 6 comments
The Loft Board has once again denied a construction permit for another retail space at the building on Duane. / 16 comments
The new owner of 325 Greenwich is in a battle with the Loft Board, which is what has stymied the process for Cafe Clementine. / 20 comments
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11, I asked several neighbors to recall that day and their experience, and I will run their stories over the next three days.
New York Classical Theatre presents King Lear with a happy ending; Café Clementine is still simmering; a local resident puts out an interior design shingle. / 1 comment
The fave lunch spot from West Broadway and White will reopen in a few months in the former Cornerstone space at 325 Greenwich. / 18 comments
Cafe Clementine is seeking a new Tribeca space; a man tries to break into a building on Franklin with a hammer; Soho Photo Gallery will reopen soon; ONDA Beauty has reopened for shopping and services. / 7 comments
This guy's expression pretty much sums it up these days. Where is he? / 4 comments
Plus: Morgik Metal appears to be leaving 145 Hudson; Les Halles closed; requiring restaurants to post a return policy; Torly Kid expands to Brooklyn; Stuyvesant lights. / 11 comments
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