Read about Pelea Mexicana in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
Plus: Maxwell's update; the warren on Warren; "Friends with Benefits"; peeking inside a new subway station; "Tribeca's Premier Summer Party."
Updates on Caravelli's Pizzeria and Ed's Lobster Bar cart. Plus: Deals for spa treatments, margaritas, and Tex-Mex food; two enthusiasms (one a lunch spot and the other a cookie).
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A heck of a lot opened last year—but, alas, quite a bit closed, too. And one restaurant managed to do both. / 2 comments
Founders John Rexer and Stephen Myers used to smuggle mezcal from Mexico into Guatemala—"One time John even dressed up as a priest," says Myers. Now their U.S. headquarters is on Worth Street. / 2 comments
"I keep hearing on the radio about a P.C. Richard & Son Theater in Tribeca. Where is it? What is it?" —Adam
"Everything we did before, the area thought was too contrived," says Pelea Mexicana owner Jeremy Casilli. "Well what could be more about fun—and less contrived—than Mexican?" Plus: an adjacent Brazilian bar, Cachaçaria Boteco.
Plus: Fairchild A/C drama; arrests in case of last month's Gold Street murder; when Rachel Roy squats, she swings.
Plus: Pelea happy hour; actor Michael Imperioli; economist Nouriel Roubini; the Conrad hotel.
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