The "modern Korean" restaurant in the former Chanterelle space is open. The food is exquisitely subtle; the price point is bold.
Plus: Richard Serra buys another floor in his building; small businesses still struggling from 9/11; Jung Sik photos.
Now taking reservations. Plus: More on 396 Broadway; Damon Dash's thrift shop; 9/11 Memorial subway signs. / 1 comment
Plus: Inside Jung Sik; $27.5 million penthouse; hand-holding recap; "Contagion" writer.
Plus: Stuyvesant vigil OKed; marriage proposal at Diner en Blanc; 195 Hudson loft sale; more info on Jung Sik, Kutsher's Tribeca, and Atera; nursery robbed; predictions about downtown in 2021. / 1 comment
Even if you've closely read every post in the past year, you'll still learn something—such as the fact that yet ANOTHER nail salon is on its way. UPDATE 8/15: The interior designer moving into a Hudson storefront.
With video of their surprised kids. Plus: Updates on conveyor-belt sushi and haute Korean restaurants coming soon; Whole Foods' anniversary party; RHX says it's closing; a bench. / 1 comment
Plus: Why Pier 25 was closed during the fireworks show; Asphalt Green Battery Park City; Jung Sik; Tiny's treat; Liev Schreiber update. / 1 comment
Plus: Jung Sik opening nears; jewelry event; 9/11 translators needed; a morning jam.
What was discussed: Converting the NYPD horse stables to a WTC command center (fie!); banning most left turns off Canal Street; the Bogardus Triangle clocktower; liquor license for Jung Sik; street closures for Duane Park events; counterfeit-goods legislation. / 8 comments
Closing or moving. Plus: New restaurant coming to 54-56 Franklin; "Something Borrowed" filmed locally; "Glee" mention; Tribeca Grand bikes; anyone know a good building managing agent? UPDATE: Dean's closed, but hopefully reopening soon.
The photograph begs the question: when is that scaffolding coming down? Seems a very very long time that it has... — George Bacon / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
ITS BACK BETTER THAN EVER! BEST LOCAL PLACE FOR A DRINK AND GOOD FOOD!!! CANT WAIT FOR LUNCH!!! — AA / North Bar is closing for the summer — and will reopen as something new
Since this issue is in play again, I'll opine that the "fluid boundaries between public and private space" is an... — Gary / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
I think you would feel differently if your private moments with your children were being surveilled and photographed. People shouldn't... — Fiona / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
Truly sad. Got our son's first "Tribeca Cool Kids" clothes there 15 years ago (on sale!) and they couldn't have... — Downtown Dad Again / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed
The graffiti in question looks very similar to the same outside of Target (on the never-ending construction barriers) which questioned... — Downtown Dad Again / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Our apartment was inside the "frozen zone" and when we were finally able to return to it in mid-October, I... — Makes You Go Hmmmm.... / A documentary honors the work of the Sanitation Department after 9/11