Plus the design talent at Colony; protecting landmarks in flood zones; artists on antisemitism at 81 Leonard.
Plus: Lena Dunham's new Tribeca tattoo; H&M looks much closer to ready; photos from the Municipal Building cupola tour; the mysterious shoe-repair shop on Walker; free puppet show in Canal Park; "Crime" shooting here. / 3 comments
Plus: Another Battery Park City building could go condo; courtroom drawings on display; 70 Pine hotel operator; Lena Dunham and Taylor Swift.
Plus: Laight Street building on the market; hoping Downtown Brooklyn doesn't become like Tribeca; searching for Christy Turlington.
Lena Dunham's hairstylist, Rheanne White, has opened her first salon. "I've always loved Staple Street, and when I saw this place was available, that was it," she says. / 2 comments
"The online deals at Tribeca Spa of Tranquility are great," says Francesca Kennedy, founder of the sandal company Ix. "I highly recommend a Korean scrub—you'll never feel cleaner in your life!"
Renowned hairstylist Rheanne White—who lives in Tribeca—has chosen a spot close to home for her first salon. It'll be at 14 Jay, and it'll have 10 chairs.
If this doesn’t remind you that all tweets are public unless you lock your account, nothing will.
In which we discuss the genesis of his novel, whether Tribecans are stoned and having sex, Lena Dunham's work ethic, the Tribeca brand, and the neighborhood's shift from bohemian to bourgeois, and more. / 2 comments
It's that time again. Plus: Broadway and Franklin; $1 pizza; Downtown CSA; get your portrait in a gallery show; HBO show being shot here.
Plus: Steven Alan sample sale; Lena Dunham; Bubby's new chef; Moss is closed down; the Leaning Tower of Tribeca; Harrison deal. / 1 comment
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