...wants to be a Tribeca housewife. Plus: Crane acident at WTC; Dylan Ratigan sees himself as Martin Luther; Montauk Grifter's Tribeca con; no-dog zone; Damon Dash looks east; Seaport Museum ship trouble; Brushstroke accolade. / 22 comments
It took me eight months, but I finally got around to dining at David Bouley's Japanese restaurant, Brushstroke. / 3 comments
Plus: Bouley's exclusive new experiment; Trump Soho lawsuit decided; observation deck at One World Trade Center. / 1 comment
Going condo. Plus: Yesterday's Occupy Wall Street protest; Brushstroke raises its prices; inside the new Children's Museum of the Arts; Duane Park Patisserie.
Or not. Plus: Mulling the future of Bouley Studio; Tribeca Greenmarket report; railing against New York by Gehry. / 13 comments
Plus: Damon Dash restraining order; new preschool; Lady Gaga dress-up contest; 1WTC grows; Brushstroke; ball fields delayed; restaurateurs on the radio; gallery review.
Meanwhile, in other Bouley news.... Plus: Windmill opening; the Black Eyed Peas; stray cat washes ashore on Governors Island; Christopher Meloni; Farinella auction; Burnsie.
David Bouley's Japanese restaurant opened last night, and it's as beautiful as expected—with one of the quirkiest/cutest design details I've seen in a while (and I don't mean the 20,000 books lining the bar area). / 6 comments
Plus: Downtown as media nexus; "Selling New York"; new at Bouley; vendors fighting back; Locanda Verde recipe; William Beaver House; 9/11 documentary; Artisan Lofts penthouse sold. / 1 comment
While most of us were sleeping, David Bouley was helping cars stuck in the snow.
What's in the works for Tribeca in the coming months (knock wood). I encourage everyone to read this if only so you'll know what I'm quacking about! UPDATED 1/9 with info on Crewcuts, Color Me Mine, Agatha Ruiz de la Parada, Yorganic, and Dans le Noir? UPDATED 1/10 with Boji opening info. UPDATED 1/11 with jazz bar name, opening estimate. UPDATED 1/12 with a forecast for Sarabeth's. UPDATED 1/19 with info about Prime Essentials drugstore. / 6 comments
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