Read about Gitano in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
Plus Gitano Island on Governors is open; Bobby Van's in Fidi has closed; and a reflection on working life on Broad Street. / 2 comments
Tribeca Grill is back next week; Lola Tribeca is open now; the Nutopian Embassy is getting close; Gitano opens on April 29. / 4 comments
Plus tons of events this month at Battery Park City parks; the Gitano Jungle Room is soon heading out; Reade Street Animal Hospital will host an adoption event -- skip if you hate puppies.
Plus: Community Board 1 would like local representation on memorial committee for victims of Hurricane Maria; who uses Battery Park City's parks and how?; Gitano Jungle Room opens tonight. / 1 comment
Plus: History of a Lispenard Street building; praise for 70 Vestry; Downtown Express is still mum; Grand Banks brothers to open a venue at the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge. / 2 comments
Plus: Gitano's trees left out in the cold; activity at a Broadway storefront; "Opera + Jazz/Soul" at the 75 Club; abstract art. / 1 comment
Plus: Alleged bank robber nabbed by cops; city to try out commercial rent control; the Brooklyn Chop House, opening in the former Denny's space.
Plus: Beautiful Canal Street building is getting painted; ice cream at Canal Street Market being replaced by kakigori; Chambers Street condo update; Gitano misters; Franklin Street gallery to remain private; plastic-bag art. / 3 comments
Plus: The history of a building at Duane and Hudson; Pier 17's balloon installation; the conversion of 1 Wall; Don Wagyu review; Raul Guerrero at Ortuzar Projects. / 4 comments
Plus: Gitano ran into trouble with the Department of Health; city legislation for two-way tolling on the Verrazano Bridge; the design of Manhatta restaurant. / 2 comments
The seasonal outpost of Gitano that opened in Hudson Square is going to be huge: A little bit of Tulum has made its way to this area, along with a bit of the Meatpacking District. / 2 comments
Plus: More on Gitano; a visit with Tribeca artist Cecilia Vicuña, in exile from Chile; Priority Bicycles did a good deed; FiDi building to have a bar for tenants; Pier 26 construction start date.
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