The retailer has held that space since 2010, first as a Crewcuts and then as The Ludlow Shop. Their last day will be Jan. 23. / 6 comments
Part 2 of the guide includes more great gifts in the clothing and shoe department. Pry that mouse out of your hand! And get outside for a stroll and some old fashioned shopping.
Plus some street furniture gets a coat of paint; J. Crew starts the holidays early; Grand Banks extends season. / 1 comment
A couple of days ago it looked like J. Crew was closing its Hudson Street store, but it's coming back -- with a focus on the hygge. / 1 comment
Plus Dean & DeLuca -- already closed -- also file for bankruptcy protection; Soho House still charging fees; rekindling things with an ex in isolation.
Plus a show of Mongol art never seen out of Asia; The River Project hosts an event to release its fishes for the season; Miranda Lambert lip syncs on Walker Street. / 1 comment
A "store for rent" sign is in the window, and given J. Crew's business issues—including a "crippling debt load"—relocation seems unlikely. / 1 comment
Plus: Man posing as police officer shakes down wrong-way driver; offering plan for 91 Leonard; the state of J. Crew. / 3 comments
Plus: The new sailing programs at North Cove Marina; man robbed while having a seizure; Broad Street conversion to bring 533 more apartments to FiDi. / 7 comments
Plus: J. Crew men's sample sale started today; the Verizon building's new windows; architectural drawings on Leonard; Sarajo boutique returns to Soho; Robert Janz's water painting; "An Interview with God." / 1 comment
Most of the stores at Brookfield Place, as the World Financial Center is now known, are open. And it looks very nice! Here's a quick tour. / 34 comments
Plus: Two possible names for Keith McNally's restaurant; White Street's "secret lounge"; Church Street in 1862; demolition devastation; 15 Renwick's funky roofline; plant pop-up; souvenir store survives, sort of. / 1 comment
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