Plus Fuku adds fries at its Wall Street location; the Bean is coming; YES broadcaster hangs at SoulCycle and the Hideaway; Fraunces Tavern moves into the 19th Century. / 7 comments
Plus: David Chang's chicken chain Fuku is open at Brookfield Place; a curveball from Mulberry & Vine; big sale at Roberta Roller Rabbit; "The Goldfinch" filmed here; World Trade Center mall market still far from ready. / 1 comment
One specializes in men's shirts, the other in fried chicken and slushies. Previously announced additions include Sant Ambroeus, Oliver Peoples, and Suitsupply's spinoff for women.
Plus: The Department of Transportation agreed to fund a FiDi traffic study; Citi Bike VIP service is back at West and Chambers; Fuku fast-food chain opens tonight; Economic Development Corporation close to moving to 1 Liberty Plaza.
Plus: Drew Barrymore's local recommendations; the menu at FiDi's forthcoming Fuku fast-food restaurant; actor Matthew Perry is living here; 1 White's owner got a loan for the renovation; Terroir's Paul Grieco now that the wine revolution has been won. / 1 comment
Plus: The Battery Park City Authority's new CFO is leaving already; the Fuku chicken-sandwich restaurant should open next week; Reade Street conversion update; five new members of Community Board 1.
There has been a lot of depressing news lately, and we likely haven't heard the last of it, so let's focus on the positive (for one post, anyway). Here are 11 things to look forward to in Lower Manhattan in coming months. / 4 comments
Plus: Colin Kaepernick denies real-estate rumor; Battery Park City building to have its own fleet of BMW rental cars; a dishwasher with ambition at Nobu Next Door; Battery Park City Authority CFO steps down.
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