Read about Frenchette in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
The store will have at least 29 registers. Plus: Grand Banks opens Friday for drinks; Cass Lilien's note to the thief who burgled her studio; thoughts on a first visit to Frenchette; free paper shredding at Duane Park; Anyway Café on Broome; Barney Savage Gallery show. / 5 comments
Plus: Where to eat duck around here; Bar Works founder, accused of Ponzi scheme, appeared in court; actor Steve Schirripa's Sunday routine; free drama.
Plus: A rave for Frenchette; St. Nicholas National Shrine's finances are being investigated; a "Wall Street legend" who lives in Tribeca; Emily Blunt's first New York City apartment. / 1 comment
Plus: Starbucks and Vitamin Shoppe look likely to open sooner than expected; Frenchette menu with prices; more on Ato restaurant's tea room and shop; opera at the Flea; Bortolami gallery show. / 1 comment
Frenchette is a beauty, an idealized vision of a bistro that calls to mind Keith McNally's restaurants. That's sort of the idea, say chef-owners Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, and not at all the idea. Plus: A first look at the menu. / 11 comments
Plus: A new new name for the former Ritz-Carlton Battery Park; sculptural works coming to Foley Square; Jay Street condo conversion to launch sales soon. / 1 comment
Plus: Saturday Greenmarket loses a vendor; Regal Battery Park marquees; sign for chimney cakes; new streetwear store on Broadway. / 8 comments
Plus: Restrictions attached to Battery Park City board representation; Frenchette's spicy chicken; Harry's Café and Steak renovation; more on Andrew Carmellini's Seaport restaurant; Sessanta to turn French; questions for the Battery Park City Authority. / 3 comments
Plus: Frenchette's lamb meatballs; colorist for a day; contemporary art at the National Museum of the American Indian. / 2 comments
Plus: Orphan mural getting covered up; Frenchette signage; new storefronts on Reade; "Power" extends its shoot. / 6 comments
Plus: Swim team helps Puerto Rico; Frenchette recipe for steak au poivre (and an opening forecast); more on the underground farm on Worth Street; Tribeca artist Red Grooms vs. Derek Jeter. / 3 comments
Plus: Unattractive building gets worse; Frenchette is almost fully revealed; report on the new Sprinkles Land ice cream shop; ball fields closed for net replacement; why can't we get this Franklin Street sidewalk back? / 4 comments
A beautifully written piece about an even more beautiful family. — Jennifer / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
In each of our careers, you can usually only count on one hand the truly special people you meet and... — Michael / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
May he rest with the angels. — Native / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
What a lovely piece about a lovely person. Thanks so much. — Bob / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
Dear Peter My sweet cousin, I still can’t believe how this happened to you. You was such a wonderful person,... — Domizia / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
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