I stopped by the new François Payard Bakery right after working out this morning. It's a miracle I didn't hoover up everything in sight. / 8 comments
Plus: Opening set for François Payard Bakery; Halloween refresher; app for history buffs; can anyone recommend a cleaning service or a quick way to donate furniture?; Greenmarket report. / 4 comments
Assessing the preview (and an opening date). Plus: Why François Payard Bakery hasn't opened yet; the sale of One Peck Slip is completed.
Plus: Laughing Man café and François Payard Bakery opening today/tomorrow (or not); more rooftop gizmos; a private gallery goes public; CB1 meeting relocated.
Brace yourselves. Plus: François Payard Bakery delay; funky sexy beats at MaryAnn's; architect Kevin Roche. / 2 comments
Plus: Ex-Communist Margaret Chin struggles with Occupy Wall Street; Jim Carrey house-hunts here; Mariah Carey takes home a musician; Damon Dash's old place; cleaning Zuccotti Park. / 1 comment
Sale coming up. Plus: Menswear at Christina Lehr; clarity on the Goldman Sachs arcade; a new building in the Seaport.
Plus: François Payard Bakery opening date; a bad meal at Ninja; Dominique Strauss-Kahn; Ground Zero steel used in monuments all over.
Plus: 83 Walker new-build will be "inverted"; Issey Miyake sale; actor buys on Warren; Brushstroke wine list; 9/11 museum price; kindergarten outrage; ice cream sandwiches.
Plus: François Payard Bakery coming to BPC; ice cubes; Weather Up menu changes; Hudson Square development. / 4 comments
I come across a lot of things that win my heart (or my stomach), but they don't warrant individual items. Without further ado.... / 1 comment
James! Thank you ! I love the photo. — Native NYer / Upon the Palace has opened
So by extension, ill will toward the future employees of Hobby Lobby? — Bobbie / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby construction happening?
Smartphones and doom scrolling has sucked the life out of our kids. Sometimes you need reminders like this to really... — hmmm / Capturing the lives of Tribeca youth before smartphones took hold
How many times, on a summer afternoon, did I sit on the doorsill at Dudley's Paw with Dudley beside me.... — John Willenbecher / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby construction happening?
Yum yum. Looking forward to going here! — SW / Upon the Palace has opened
Yes!!!! My lady and I have been BEGGING for one of these!!!! — Jack Gaff / Chambers Street Wines is opening a wine bar on… Chambers
so, no RIOTS or claims of a “rigged election”; is that the point? 🤔 — baba galacticus / It’s quiet out there