Read about Ichimura at Brushstroke in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
His career shaped modern American dining in the broadest sense, but his impact was also local: for Tribeca and its development as a neighborhood, it cannot be overestimated. / 11 comments
Plus: Chef Ichimura is said to have left Ichimura at Brushstroke; new 9/11 Tribute Center landlord playing the 9/11 card; helipad lawsuit.
The flagship Bouley restaurant will close in a few months, eventually reopening in a much smaller space on Harrison—and that's just the start of the changes that David Bouley has planned. / 7 comments
Plus: Former executive accuses Battery Park City Authority of corruption; which restaurants got Michelin stars (and which ones should have); music at Artists Space Books & Talks; artist giving paintings up for adoption. / 1 comment
Plus: The Robs love Arcade Bakery; Michelin Guide stars announced; Jake Gyllenhaal lives among us; quixotic Park Lane Hotel quest; Atera review; an unfortunate situation at P.S. 234. / 2 comments
Plus: Improvements at Ichimura at Brushstroke; new at the Tribeca Greenmarket; what's going at 48 Warren; construction at 30 Park Place.
Plus: Retractable skylight leading to rooftop meadowscape; Canal Street resurgence; Brushstroke raises sushi bar price; Fulton development downscales; fireworks tonight. / 2 comments
Plus: More end-of-year restaurant honors; Pier 17 on track; another fire at the World Trade Center; Bethenny and Jason separated; Independence Plaza; new Harrison chef; Fresh Salt reopened. / 2 comments
The Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide continues to be updated regularly. (To find it, just look for the blue logo.) These are the restaurants that have been added….
Plus: No money yet for the Lower Manhattan Performing Arts Center; artist Laurie Spiegel; new condo among first-time Open House New York sites. / 1 comment
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45 Park Place is my standout example in this sad collection. It can't be cheap to rent a crane for... — Gary / The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
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Have you tried the library(ies)? I got mine at NYPL branch in my neighborhood. — Reg / Where to watch the eclipse Downtown
How about the garage on N Moore. Does that count? — Claude / The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
You would think. But not in this city. — R. / The Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots