Plus: Remembering artist James Rosenquist; the future of the grand bank lobby at 49 Chambers; another Augustine review; FDNY toughens anti-hazing rules after incidents at a Tribeca firehouse.
Plus: The recipe for a popular Two Hands dish; layout for the new Elizabeth H. Berger Plaza.
Plus: Another look at the new building underway on Hudson; subversiveness at the New York Academy of Art; artist inspired by his daughter's school projects.
Plus: Iggy Pop nudes now on view; New York Times reviews Paowalla; more thefts in the area; Fulton Street hotel to be Marriott's Moxy brand; dreaming of Michelle Obama. / 1 comment
Plus: Open studios at the New York Academy of Art; "Ghostbusters" celebration at the Tribeca Film Festival street fair; shoots for "Elementary" and "Everyone Speaks Food"; those Apt. 5 umbrellas. / 1 comment
Plus: Reconstructing the faces of unidentified murder victims; when 359 Broadway was home to photographer Matthew Brady's studio; praising Patrick Parrish; the office of Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal.
Plus: Activity in a Church Street space; Terroir's hangover sandwich; Greenwich Street building getting a sixth floor; Tribeca Ball to honor Mr. and Mrs. Chow; Howard Street hotel rendering; go see the Picasso sculpture show at MoMA. / 3 comments
Plus: Glimpses of 11 N. Moore and 319 Broadway; Trinity Wall Street wants kids' input on its tower; deli closed by Health Dept.; more northwest Tribeca development?; Lafayette storefront; Marvel TV shoot; quilt exhibit; MFA thesis show. / 4 comments
Plus: Open studio night at the New York Academy of Art; Tribeca CSA sign-up; Nike's mysterious activity on Grand Street; "Flat Stanley" live. / 1 comment
Plus: Update on L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon at Brookfield Place; New York Academy of Art students "give faces" to unidentified crime victims; Añejo burglar strikes in FiDi; 50 West architect. / 5 comments
Plus: Dancing with a robot; donate to Bogardus Plaza; New York Academy of Art's grotesque sculpture show; Tribeca Greenmarket update.
Plus: Unprotected historic buildings in northern Tribeca; new Seaport shop selling limited-run goods; pro-NYPD rally next week; William Street rental building to go condo; naked people on display. / 1 comment
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