"I grew up making stuff in the garage with my dad," says Jenny Young. "How can city kids make anything when there's no space?" That question led to her creating the Brooklyn Robot Foundry, which has a new Tribeca outpost.
"I like working with the past," says jeweler Gurhan Orhan, whose Gurhan Atelier has opened on Franklin. "My main mission is to pick up a stone or technique from history and bring it back to life."
"This is rocket fuel," says Osiel Rojas, cofounder of Cafe Boca Ciega, of "the first good cup of Cuban coffee in New York." Plus: A related gallery will soon open in the adjacent space.
Bullett is a digital publication, creative agency, and retail website—and now it has a brick-and-mortar shop on Walker for its audience of trendsetting twentysomethings.
Besides David Weeks Studio's furniture, rugs, lighting and objets, you'll find art, crockery, leather goods and even jewelry from like-minded designers.
"We're handcrafting in small batches throughout the day," says Aimee Follette of her new takeaway restaurant, where nearly everything is vegan and gluten-free. "When people create food with their hands, that energy goes into the food." / 3 comments
A belated look around the 3,500-square-foot boutique gym in northwest Tribeca, where innovative fitness equipment abounds.
"I really believe in Pilates," says Karen Lord, who has opened a 3,200-square-foot studio on Duane. "It saved my life." Her commitment to bringing it to everyone includes pay-what-you-can community classes. / 5 comments
It's 17,000 square feet of biker heaven, with a motorcycle lift, coffee bar, and Harley merchandise galore. / 1 comment
Bikram Yoga Soho—where yoga is practiced in a 105-degree room, with humidity around 50 percent—has opened on Broadway. "It's hot and sweaty and really fun," says co-founder Susan Goldstein. / 2 comments
The Armoury was started by three men who craved "clothing with substance"—timeless but not fusty, and made to last. Indeed, many of the brands have been around for a century, or longer. / 1 comment
Tribeca's indoor-cycling world just got much more competitive. Flywheel Sports's fourth New York City studio, at Greenwich and Hubert, is in now preview mode, with public signups available for Monday. / 5 comments
Yes, this indeed as well. Fare evasion is out of control. — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
Let's give it a try at least! But won't the next president cancel it anyway? Or is there a way... — Marcus / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
You can start by enforcing paying fares, how much that that cost a year? — S / The future of congestion pricing is “now or never”
James! Thank you ! I love the photo. — Native NYer / Upon the Palace has opened
So by extension, ill will toward the future employees of Hobby Lobby? — Bobbie / Seen & Heard: Hobby Lobby construction happening?
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