Plus: Spa deals; what Damon Dash will be selling at his Local 172 Trading Post; great lineup at City Winery for Japan relief.
Why not? Plus: Inside Todd Oldham's office; Gigino; crime at Equinox Tribeca; a top-ten off-the-menu dish; and a whole lot more.
Welcome to Tweebeca, where girls make fart faces and certain people would rather not be seen. / 1 comment
Some of my favorite posts over the past 12 months, chosen simply because as I made my way through post after post after post, they were the ones that made me smile.
Plus: Broadway building crumbling; Pier 26 estuarium; Senate candidate fundraiser; 9/11 workers' bill.
FiDi discounts and perks. Plus: Fashion designer accused of squatting; Alfred Stieglitz show; NearSay profiled; Plein Sud reviewed; LMDC largesse.
Plus: Philip Williams Posters; Ovid's "Metamorphoses"; Adeline Adeline; Trattoria Cinque wedding; Damon Dash; Spanish restaurant in the works...?
Wichcraft brings back its amazing BLT. Plus: Shake Shack, Blue Smoke, and one more restaurant TBD in BPC; Damon Dash auction report; rats in Collect Pond Park; Peck Slip post office; BLT Bar & Grill discount; 100 Church tenant. / 1 comment
Plus: no landmarking for the Park Place building; new Seaport playground; what's behind the Park51 fear-mongering; plans to control the rat population; and CB1 guide for senior services.
Sale at PB & Caviar • Last day for ice rink • City Hall vegetable garden? • Artistic fencing at 56 Leonard • What $7.5 million buys these days • Damon Dash's gallery opening • And more
Hip-hop mogul Damon Dash seems intent on turning 172 Duane Street into the epicenter of something…. According to The Boombox—and reported elsewhere—he has announced that he “will officially open his art gallery, The Dash Gallery […] on Friday, Feb. 19, in Dash’s DD172 building, in the Tribeca area of Manhattan. The opening will feature the work of contemporary […]
The New York Observer got inside Damon Dash’s place at 172 Duane, and the story is sure to cause a stink among his neighbors—or maybe that’s just the skunky smell of pot. “You can spend hours at 172 Duane Street, in Tribeca, and still have no clue what’s going on here,” writes David Levine. “People […]
Thanks (again) for the way you do your restuarant write-ups. Posting the address, cross streets and menu is very reader... — Peter / Catching Up With New Kids: Forge
Hmmm. Frenchette. Beautiful interior. Very heavy hand with salt. Inedible -- boeuf bourguignon and my husband's fish dish. And 11.00... — Martine / Local chefs and restaurateurs make semifinal status with James Beard
Totally agree. Great place and food but way too cramped and consequently way too noisy. — Karen / Catching Up With New Kids: Forge
The FDNY said the cause is still under investigation as of today. — Tribeca Citizen / Fire ravages cast iron building on White Street
Oh my . Do you have any info about how our community can help? — Madeline Lanciani j / Fire ravages cast iron building on White Street
Absolutely wonderful idea. Well done to Shaan and the Tech Tips club! — Kellie F / Kids These Days: Tech Tips
WoW ! I can’t wait to come back to NewYork . Casa is casa Viva a casa ! — Fabio Toscano / New Kid on the Block: Casa