Plus: Another phone snatching; opening date for Lower East Side arthouse cinema; Soho steakhouse closing; Gansevoort Market owner plans a food hall in Lower Manhattan.
When was the last time you ate at a restaurant where the servers wore pocket protectors? Or frilly aprons? The Butterfly, chef Michael White's homage to Wisconsin, feels delightfully un-focus-grouped. / 5 comments
Plus: Could Intermix be coming to N. Moore?; swing dancers; Schoolhouse Electric; Bastille Day event; free summer activities for middle schoolers; borough president forum; Jennifer Reed.
Plus: TOAST Art Walk gallery; postponement for the Butterfly; Denny's is moving forward; website for the Leonard; White & Church auction; where to buy old photos of Tribeca? / 3 comments
Plus: Bus service restored; Verizon says buildings refusing repairs; FiDi hotel site changes hands; West Village hotel; food-and-fashion dinner party. / 2 comments
Plus: Updates on Citibank, the gym coming to Truffles Tribeca, and the self-improvement studio opening on Murray; no dinner at Saleya just yet.
Plus: Salisbury steak coming to Tribeca?; Battery Park carousel update; Romanian Parade.
Having trouble keeping up with what's opening where (and when?). Here's a quick rundown of the various businesses coming to the area. / 1 comment
It might just be Wisconsin-themed after all. Plus: Pop-up shop for tall women; Moomah celebrates its last day; Squadron on WTC security.
Plus: Temple Court hotel update; a "freedom trail" for the abolition movement; the new building at 137 Franklin; more on the Butterfly; 1WTC tenant drops out; inside Atera.
What was discussed: More on Maritime (taking over Ivy's Bistro); the rampaging hordes at the sushi restaurant in Independence Plaza; Tribeca Grand's sidewalk seating; Smith & Mills rebuff; Tiny's; Zutto; parking at a new building; and churros. / 2 comments
And here I was, hoping he'd take over the Matsugen space and turn it into Marea Downtown. UPDATE: The restaurant rep would like to clarify some things. UPDATE: The restaurant won't be "Wisconsin-themed" at all. / 27 comments
Hope that's the case then. I would have expected to see cameras put up on every inbound street corner bordering... — Thanks / Congestion pricing plan passes the MTA board
A beautifully written piece about an even more beautiful family. — Jennifer / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
In each of our careers, you can usually only count on one hand the truly special people you meet and... — Michael / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
May he rest with the angels. — Native / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
What a lovely piece about a lovely person. Thanks so much. — Bob / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
Dear Peter My sweet cousin, I still can’t believe how this happened to you. You was such a wonderful person,... — Domizia / Peter Bianco, who loved his wife, his family and his adopted neighborhood, has died at 51
We’re sad to see another great local spot leave the Tribeca area! For another building to just sit with no... — Belle of the ball / Belle Reve will close at the end of this month