Plus: Clarification from David Bouley; Community Board 1 street fair on Warren Street; 21-foot-long photo at Soho Photo; psychic setting up shop on Franklin. / 14 comments
Plus: Bouley Test Kitchen appears to be moving; the city's free wi-fi service is set to expand below Worth Street; Department of Education posting lead-test results for area schools.
Plus: Why the NYPD doesn't enforce the no-truck rule on Laight; Babesta is merging its Tribeca stores; no sign of progress at Bouley's next location; Roc served with eviction papers; David Weeks Studio sample sale today.
Plus: Cocktail napkin art by a local lawyer; mourning the loss of Raccoon Lodge and chainification in general; mysterious lamppost appendage; peeking inside a phone-booth ad. / 1 comment
Plus: Opening forecast for chef Eiji Ichimura's new restaurant; Macao Trading Co.'s new chef updated the menu; 9/11 Museum and Memorial lost $25.2 million in its first year; forthcoming exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian.
Plus: Memorial for the cyclist killed at West and Chambers; how real estate broker Fredrik Eklund spends his Sundays; author Terry McMillan got rebuffed trying to pet a shop clerk's hair; Le Coucou rave. / 1 comment
Plus: Bouley accused of reneging on $87,000 food-for-work deal; several thefts in the area; Jerry Nadler won the primary; why you should not rely on Facebook to keep you up-to-date about this site. / 9 comments
The flagship Bouley restaurant will close in a few months, eventually reopening in a much smaller space on Harrison—and that's just the start of the changes that David Bouley has planned. / 7 comments
Also on Community Board 1's June agendas: Duane Street eviction and demolition; Pier 26 update; closing part of Peck Slip to traffic; new Park Row tower; the neverending film/TV/ad shoots; Barleycorn liquor license change; more.
Plus: Saturday lunch at Brushstroke; September 11 street closures and parking; Lilly O'Briens opened in its new space; more Big Belly recycling units downtown; ink on paper. / 3 comments
Plus: Franklin Street jewelry atelier open; Macaron Café progress report.
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