Plus: Former Tribecan murdered in Greenpoint; apartment featured on Dwell; de Blasio doesn't think congestion pricing is fair. / 3 comments
Plus: New York Times gives Fowler & Wells two stars; more on Ichimura; the city's dire retail situation; South Ferry subway station to reopen in June; growing up in Tribeca at the turn of the 20th century. / 4 comments
Plus: Neat photo from 1914; North Cove Marina update; Fowler & Wells now serving weekday lunch; hat stolen off man's head; metal debris crashes into hotel window; Alexander Hamilton Tavern opening in FiDi; Best Western in the Seaport has closed. / 3 comments
The first restaurant to open in the Beekman hotel is Tom Colicchio's Fowler & Wells, serving Frenchified New American fare in a genteel room. / 2 comments
Plus: Tribeca Alliance Family Day; how to reserve at Fowler & Wells; P.S. 150 rummage-and-bake sale; the Beekman tower's trompe l'oeil south side; Made in Italy pop-up; a great show at the Studio Museum. / 3 comments
Plus: Pier 40 air-rights transfer takes a step forward; opposition to the Battery Park City Authority's possible redesign of South End Avenue; how two founders of Bang on a Can spend their Sundays; the city needs office space to accommodate its hiring spree.
Plus: The hoist at 56 Leonard is getting dismantled; update on Fowler & Wells and Augustine restaurants; Target advertising; Front Street fashion boutique closed. / 1 comment
Tom Colicchio's Fowler & Wells at the Beekman, Cut by Wolfgang Puck at the Four Seasons, and Harold's Meat & Three at the Arlo. Plus: Pug meet-up; "that kind of bitch"; Pearl Street mishmash; why is Federal Plaza's main entrance closed? / 3 comments
One sooner, one later (and you can visit the lobby now). Plus: "Big Lebowski" spinoff shot here yesterday; big metal sidewalk box; a bunch of World Trade Center mall updates, including Épicerie Boulud, the restrooms, and three new subway entrances; Halloween pop-ups. / 6 comments
Plus: When there was a police station on Leonard; man attacked by stranger wielding a baseball bat; why chefs like to open hotel restaurants; water main break; the wine at iPic. / 1 comment
Besides the breathtaking atrium, check out the lobby, reception, bar, and even Tom Colicchio's Fowler & Wells restaurant. / 8 comments
As I see it, it all matters. A civilized city should have good solutions to all of these issues. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
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