Read about Le Pain Quotidien in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
The company, which went into bankruptcy and was then acquired, make some smart changes with the interior. / 2 comments
That was a close one. The Warren Street LPQ will reopen on March 8; Broad Street reopened this week. / 1 comment
The parent company has sold off its US branch, after declaring bankruptcy, and the new owner has so far said it will only open a third of the stores.
Plus: Truck goes over barrier and into Hudson River Park; Reade Street building for sale; Le Pain Quotidien coffee cart; "Figurative Diaspora" at the New York Academy of Art. / 2 comments
Plus: Hoodies for the Homeless pop-up; California Closets closed for renovation; Le Pain Quotidien coffee cart at City Hall Park; 11 Beach's Varick side; more "Billions" and "Bull" shoots.
Plus: New entrances to the R train at the World Trade Center; Thomas Street closure on Sunday; Warby Parker pop-up; Le Pain Quotidien in Battery Park City said to be opening this week; "Law & Order: SVU" is back yet again. / 10 comments
Plus: New ferry service to increase air pollution; Sheldon Silver sentenced; more thefts; Carson Street clothing shop is closing; outdoor seating at the new Le Pain Quotidien in Battery Park City; R & Company exhibits. / 4 comments
Plus: ChiBeCa building said to be on the market; 3 and 4 World Trade Center; a theory about Le Pain Quotidien in Battery Park City; "Law & Order: SVU" back for a three-day shoot; newsletter upgrade. / 11 comments
Plus: More on the El Internacional art restaurant that preceded El Teddy's; Le Pain Quotidien in Battery Park City closed for renovations; Ari Hest concert. / 3 comments
Plus: Three small Battery Park City businesses making way for a big chain restaurant; Q&A with Best Market store manager; residential real estate in the Civic Center area; inside Café Altro Paradiso; midcentury Brazilian design. / 5 comments
Plus: A peek inside Best Market; Gunbae wants a 4 a.m. liquor license; two more chain restaurants in Hudson Square; could the former Aloha Rag store become a restaurant?; used Christmas tree for sale. / 1 comment
Plus: East Tribeca rat quest; the Battery Park City Authority bought bikes saying "Police" for its new security force; the construction of the city's first subway; Le Pain Quotidien opens in FiDi with chicken and meatballs.
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