Some action at the Brookfield mall: two new sporty retailers, and some promising openings (and closings) at Hudson Eats. / 6 comments
Plus: Review of Primo's bar; actor bought $19 million Tribeca apartment; Il Mattone to open a third outpost; Nike leases office space at Pier 17; more on Duane Street topper.
Plus: Learning to make pizza at Kesté; the FDNY football team's pet chicken; 9/11 families upset about the 9/11 Memorial being used for a TC shoot; the Mysterious Bookshop.
Plus: The condofication of Battery Park City continues; BlackTail review. / 2 comments
Or Under Armour could end up taking the big space. Plus: El Vez customers foil an attempted theft; former Chicagoans review Hank's Juicy Beef; the name of Blue Ribbon's forthcoming FiDi restaurant; the history of a John Street church. / 10 comments
Plus: By Suzette crêperie closed because of flooding; inside the 100 Barclay penthouse; Nike shoot today; Lyons Den Power Yoga's new kids' program.
Plus: Timeline for Liberty Park, St. Nicholas church, and the remaining 9/11 Memorial corner; Nike's not-for-you fitness studio; Drybar confirms Battery Park City salon; drunk couple drops toddler.
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
Those tents at Canal and Varick are home to "a state-of-the-art basketball facility featuring a full-sized LED basketball court." Watch the video.
("Reconstruction" first means destruction.) Plus: Clarification about NBA/Nike temporary complex; a new local source for broth; souvenir shop closing; MLK Day service opportunity; Skin Gym pop-up in the Seaport; Art Projects International show.
The temporary tennis court at Canal and Varick is a Nike promotion to introduce its Nike Court clothing line—timed to the U.S. Open, but likely with nothing else to do with the tournament. / 1 comment
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