Bubby's, Delmonico's and the former City Hall get a mention in a massive round-up of the restaurants that defined the city's social history for the past century.
Plus the Landmarks Commission reviews a proposal for 108 Leonard; the new Delmonico's, 200 years on; BPC residents pay the highest taxes in the city.
Plus jazz drummer Robby Ameen at Django; Cynthia Talmadge at Bortolami; hope for Delmonico's? or not?
Presented by the Downtown Alliance and hosted by award-winning chef and author Rocco DiSpirito, the free series features top Lower Manhattan chefs to benefit the local restaurant community. / Sponsored
Plus: Condé Nast editors' local recommendations; hot dog vendor gouges tourists (and how!); more rowers attempting to cross the Atlantic; Washington Market Park's flowers.
Plus: Another Kitchenette; CrossFit classes for kids; comparing 1914 menus from Fraunces Tavern and Delmonico's to those of today.
Plus: Travel + Leisure cover; Delmonico's to expand; reimagining the Verizon building.
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Don’t ask me how I have this connection, but I’ve spoken to the construction manager 1:1 before (he didn't know... — Upset BPC Resident / A progress report on the work in north Battery Park City