Plus: Tutto Il Giorno is now offering fast-casual at lunch; the top of beautiful 100 Hudson; imminent vacancy at Hudson and Hubert; paint job on Hubert; Loopy Doopy rooftop bar is open.
Plus: The plan to put tolls on the East River bridges moves forward; alleged attempted rape at the Conrad hotel; Community Board 1 wants the new FiDi school to be bigger; Tribeca Film festival pulls the anti-vaccine film; Good Stock. / 1 comment
Plus: Five R stations getting renovated; Hudson storefront mystery (and availability); is 443 Greenwich stalled?; eating pizza for charity; 87 Leonard update. / 2 comments
Plus: Banksy at McDonald's; Matt Bernson sample sale; Tetsu's façade; New York City Fashion Designers Market; last call at the Loopy Doopy.
Plus: Checking out the new menu at Atrio; Battery Park City Block Party; parking-garage history; Hudson River Park cell-phone charging stations; homage to Tribeca. / 12 comments
Steam rooms, saunas.... Plus: 37 Warren's rooftop addition; Pier 26 restaurant; Radio Lilac marketplace; NYC Autumn Wine Festival; chop your own salad. / 1 comment
Plus: Hand Held Films has left the neighborhood; Washington Market Park events; Fika delivery; Balloon Saloon sale; El Vez progress, of sorts. / 5 comments
"If I could change one thing about the neighborhood, I would pedestrianize Greenwich Street," says Sanjay Lamba, who founded Element 6 Arts online gallery with his wife, Alexandra. (As you can see, they also recently collaborated on another special project.) / 4 comments
Plus: Desayuno and almuerzo at Los Americanos; sandwich shop reopens; Citigroup plaza changes?; film shoot; Blumberg's moved; 17 Harrison; Loopy Doopy reopens; Gateway Plaza bike-rack protest; Tribeca Park sculpture; Franklin Place sales office; Walker break-ins. / 3 comments
Plus: Dylan Prime auction; Bikini Bar's summer plans (juice bar!); another thought about the Citi Bike racks; five-and-dime at Cosmopolitan Café; Loopy Doopy pushed back; coming up at Soho Photo. / 7 comments
Plus: Plywood is down at the 73 Warren restaurant; Loopy Doopy reopening date; Seamless's cut; Neighbors Against the NID; open studios at the New York Academy of Art; 140 Park Place; Asphalt Green. / 1 comment
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