Plus: Danny Meyer among the bidders to run the 1WTC observation deck; new real-estate broker office; oyster discussion.
That the latest Danny Meyer/Floyd Cardoz collaboration is serving the best food in Battery Park City is a foregone conclusion. But is it worth crossing the highway for? / 6 comments
The barbecue restaurant has opened its second outpost—serving only dinner for now—in the Conrad hotel building. How do you feel about Toll House Pie? / 8 comments
An update on the FiDi café/cocktail bar. Plus: North End Grill on track; Occupy Wall Street drums bothering residents, as is construction (this is news?); Pace's new dorm; that gumball machine.
Plus: Want this bed?; J&R costume shop; Conrad hotel brings on Danny Meyer; Margaret Chin on the FiDi blockade zone; trouble brewing on Franklin?
Including luxury condos, the fastfoodification of lower Church, the Goldman Sachs Dining & Entertainment Complex, Asphalt Green, the BPC ball fields, a nail salon, and more. UPDATE: Now with details on Dr. Michel Cohen's W. Broadway restaurant.
Plus: Anthony Weiner house-hunting; Danny Meyer on a roll; Sean Avery arrested; speakeasy for FiDi; 137 Duane sale; smørrebrød; Morgan Stanley real estate; West Thames Park now opening Monday; the nation's first monument, restored; old ship at WTC site; Hampton Inn. / 2 comments
Plus: Big pop-up shop in Hudson Square; Blossom Gelernter, P.S. 234's first principal, has passed away; Floyd Cardoz on North End Grill; the World Trade Center submarket; Fatty Snack kiosks.
Plus: No Windows on the World–type restaurant for One World Trade; BPC school lunches. UPDATE: Now with details on Danny Meyer's BPC restaurant.
A scout reports that the Verdesian building in Battery Park City held an event on Thursday in which details were revealed about Goldman Sachs's retail plans for its building and for the Conrad Hotel (née Embassy Suites). / 4 comments
Plus: 9/11 health bill signed; Bouley tasting menu; Trinity Real Estate Q&A; East River Waterfront Park opening delayed; Highlights in Jazz; courtroom artist interviewed; artist Jonathan Waite; Project Rebirth.
Someone who would know confirms that he's negotiating in BPC • Archipelago moves out • Bubby's in Williams-Sonoma • Saluggi's launches brunch • Veuve Clicquot base-wine tasting at New York Vintners / 1 comment
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