Custom menswear company Alton Lane, which now has a store on Harrison, uses a 3-D body scanner to take precise measurements of your body—and reduce the number of fittings. / 2 comments
Each 50-minute SLT workout involves moves performed relatively slowly, focusing on certain muscle groups at a time. Instructors have hundreds of options to choose from when building a workout, so every class should feel different.
At the spiffy new Innovation Shades showroom, you can view solar shades in various levels of opacity and check out the latest motorization technology.
"I want to encourage people to dress up!" says Silje Lübbe. To that end, she has co-founded Nova Octo, a new service based in Tribeca that allows women to rent extraordinary dresses that would otherwise sell for upward of $7,000. / 3 comments
Reasoning that a gallery must "prove it wants to exist," founder Ales Ortuzar has committed to just two years, with four shows a year. The focus is on art from the 20th and 21st centuries, particularly work that hasn't been seen in New York City in a while.
All Y7 yoga classes take place in a dark room lit with candles and heated to around 90 degrees, with a hip-hop soundtrack.
Lymbr is a new chain of stretching studios where therapists isolate specific muscles with short, active stretches no longer than two seconds each, rather than static or sustained stretches that can lead to injury.
"This is more casual than what we're doing at the Greek," says restaurateur Tom Galis. Indeed, there is no table service at Greca: You order from the bakery, "fetabar," or bar, and sit wherever you like. / 5 comments
That Roman and Williams's first shop is beautiful comes as no surprise—but Roman and Williams Guild also manages the near-impossible feat of being both drop-dead glamorous and entirely comfortable. Plus: a très chic café.
Kendall Khanna and Desmond Brooks have opened a new tailoring shop, Shopboy. "People are always asking Desmond for a recommendation, and the dry cleaner is usually the only option," says Khanna. / 3 comments
The folks behind tiny, popular Lahore Deli on Crosby Street have opened a restaurant in the old Pakistan Tea House space. Despite the name, the food tilts heavily toward Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. / 1 comment
Designer Jenni Kayne chose Tribeca for her first New York City store—offering apparel, accessories, and home decor—because the neighborhood's relaxed, family atmosphere jibes with the brand's California aesthetic.
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