Plus selling the gallery district; Hunter Biden art protest; Equinox sued for back rents; catching up on the monument.
Plus what looks like a ballgown showroom opens on Washington Street; protest against Asian hate crimes held in Foley Square. / 2 comments
Five more restaurant curbside seating areas have been painted by artists, and there are more to come. Plus a show opens tonight at The Untitled Space. / 2 comments
Burglars made off with the cash drawers at three Tribeca mainstays: Duane Park Patisserie, Terroir and Greenwich Street Tavern as well as three stores along the stretch of West Broadway between Grand and Spring in Soho. / 4 comments
Plus: Opening forecast for the Martignetti brothers' bar at W. Broadway and Canal; a second outpost of Greenwich Street Tavern; Gateway Plaza rent fight; wedding site to become jail complex.
Also on Community Board 1’s March agendas: "Seasonal pop-up bar" at Brookfield Place; possible party boat docking at Pier 25; 18 event requests; "daredevil" trespassers; Finn Square's next sculpture; Lower Manhattan bike lane proposal; Hubert Street mansion.
Discussed: Tribeca Grand's new jazz club (with help from the Silver Lining guys); City Winery's restaurant at Pier 25; Downtown Boathouse urination; M1-5 patrons; Hudson River Park bike path signage; Maison Kayser sidewalk café; Sukkot and sukkahs. / 3 comments
Plus: Janovic store on Thompson; Greenwich Street Tavern's new owner; soccer film festival; Kazumi Yoshida show at Cheryl Hazan.
Also on Community Board 1's June agendas: Public amenities at the 111 Murray tower; the threatened historic Seaport buildings; new ownership for Greenwich Street Tavern; Governors Island day spa; Peck Slip Park; M1-5; more.
Plus: Tribeca bartenders share their view of the dating scene; Karen Lord explains Pilates machines; big Water Street residential conversion; the dearth of local representation in Battery Park City. / 3 comments
Plus: Karaoke on Greenwich Street; peeking inside Truffles's courtyard; checking in on the Sterling Mason; "Power" shoot.
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