Read about Locanda Verde in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
Plus: Vintage Tribeca; motorbike stolen from man riding it; another great old building is doomed; Locanda Verde's pastry chef is leaving; Hermès coming to Brookfield Place.
"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!"
"I do twice-weekly workouts with Carlos at Tribeca Sports Center on Broadway," says Michael Boodro, editor in chief of Elle Decor magazine. "Plus a lot of walking—though Carlos says that doesn’t count."
Plus: Karolina Kurkova offends; Donald Judd house museum; 261 Broadway analysis; family brunch recommendations. / 1 comment
Plus: Corbin Building; Greenwich Grill pop-up report; farm fun for families; JCP Downtown auction.
Plus: Making the case for New Amsterdam Market; Tribeca then vs. now; Greenwich townhouse back on the market; chef Andrew Carmellini; Best Made shop; scrap metal thieves; rendering of new building on Nassau (to be called The Lara); Aux Epices. / 1 comment
Plus: Minimum sentence for drunk-driving killer; that Hudson Street parking lot; tech firms being lured downtown; Andrew Carmellini; another Seaport restaurant shuttered. / 1 comment
There are dishes that become so associated with a restaurant that chefs can't remove them for fear of ticking off patrons. Are the six that I'm thinking of the six that you're thinking of? / 29 comments
Karen DeMasco's desserts are delicious at Locanda Verde, but can anyone make them at home using her cookbook, "The Craft of Baking"? There was only one way to find out. / 4 comments
Plus: Restaurant "Week"; World Financial Center Banana Republic temporarily closing; 165 Church scaffolding; Cosmopolitan Hotel. / 1 comment
Sample menus and other details for Marc Forgione's Laotian restaurant, the global brasserie coming to the old Matsugen space, a new vegetarian restaurant, and the Greek spot replacing Turks & Frogs. Also: More on 50 Varick, sidewalk seating at Locanda Verde and Aamanns, and a couple street events. / 2 comments
As in Señor Presley. Also on Community Board 1's December agendas: Marc Forgione's Asian resto; the Russian-owned resto where Matsugen was; Spring Studios fashion complex; a bunch of FiDi restos; the Turks & Frogs replacement; and more. / 3 comments
Blame those in charge, including our mayor. Mamdani pledged support for NYC street vendors. Now they’re facing a crackdown. https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-pledged-support-for-nyc-street-vendors-now-theyre-facing-a-crackdown... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
UN report on counterfeiting and organized crime: https://www.unodc.org/toc/en/crimes/counterfeit-goods.html — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Society has lost its mind letting people walk around outdoors with masks on as if it's not obviously insanely suspicious.... — person / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
I'm okay with extra reinforcing, recalling what happened at Pfizer's residential conversion on 42nd Street. Demolition could have been dusty... — Gary / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
I am curious how they came to the decision to rehabilitate the existing structure rather than just tear it down.... — Reademan / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
There is widespread agreement that the illegal Canal vendors are destroying the quality of life for local residents because they... — lowrider / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Well said! — Robert Ripps / Demolition should start soon on the Tribeca Pharmacy building