Plus free performances on Governors Island; a history symposium on St. Paul's Chapel; new concept for Whole Foods.
The new president of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council has been a fixture in the downtown arts scene for decades.
Plus LaserAway is back open; the Alamo Drafthouse is on track again for fall; Chekhov at Castle Clinton this month.
A thief swipes the iPads through the takeout window; Marc Forgione is cooking pizza on the LES: artists residencies at Governors Island; and Restaurant Week runs through Jan. 31. / 3 comments
Plus: Noted Tribeca café opens tomorrow; tickets for the Pier 17 concerts aren't cheap; Twenty First Gallery opens today; Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's open studios; more on the gymnastics facility.
Plus: Yves has a new chef; pop-up dinners at Spring Place; leadership changes at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. / 1 comment
Plus: Course correction at Café Altro Paradiso; Oliver Stone reportedly bought in Battery Park City; Shinola now open in Dumbo; Neely & Chloe showroom; high area turnover for rent-stabilized apartments.
Plus: Rumored nightclub underneath the Beekman hotel; "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" on stage; Seaport warning; Peter Murphy in concert; donated studio space for artists. / 7 comments
Plus: Harrison Street townhouse for sale; guessing why there were no Tribeca Film Festival Drive-In screenings this year; Poets House's Brooklyn Bridge walk; Lower Manhattan Cultural Council open studios; Yasuo Nomura exhibit.
Plus: The Lower Manhattan hotel boom by the numbers; Tribeca makes the cover of Hausfrau magazine; the new head of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. / 2 comments
Plus: Loft sellers on Laight learn the hard way; Saks Fifth Avenue to get a vestibule.
It's titled "Head of Goliath" and it's made from repurposed materials. / 3 comments
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