Pi Bakerie opens its second location on Cedar. Plus the NSA HQ on Thomas; the backstory on BPCA art.
The department store is adding a Financier Patisserie to its third floor, the sixth location of the bakery owned by local resident Peter Poulakakos.
The first floor at Pier A Harbor House is open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. Congratulations to the Poulakakos family on a terrific restoration job. / 27 comments
Plus: Pier A's Peter Poulakakos; "bitter war" over Southbridge Towers offering plan; Raccoon Lodge theft.
Plus: A peek at the 63-story 50 West; meet the state education commissioner; an ambitious "Nutcracker"; funding for crossing guards is running out.
Curious about how Brookfield Place's shops and restaurants will be laid out once it reopens? Check out the floor plans, which a little bird emailed over.... / 5 comments
Including its two restaurants. Plus: Battery Park tents to be removed; Atera insists on pre-payment; 4 New York Plaza; Paris Café.
Plus: Pace building gets OK; FiDi merchants' association; 1WTC graffiti; Jenna Lyons; Katie Holmes; Vesey crosswalk; Brazilian restaurant attempts a comeback; schoolyard wood chips; 1 West lawsuit; Bon Chon closed. / 6 comments
Plus: Running into a celebrity; bees rescued near the Brooklyn Bridge; taxi vs. traffic light; Katy Perry sells at a loss.
It says something about Harry and Peter Poulakakos's confidence that they feel comfortable opening a 100-seat restaurant—in this case, Harry's Italian in Goldman Alley—with no friends-and-family warm-up. / 1 comment
Vintry Fine Wines has just opened in Goldman Alley. It looks like an alien spaceship has landed—and they brought wine!
Including luxury condos, the fastfoodification of lower Church, the Goldman Sachs Dining & Entertainment Complex, Asphalt Green, the BPC ball fields, a nail salon, and more. UPDATE: Now with details on Dr. Michel Cohen's W. Broadway restaurant.
I think we have a hidden gem in Tribeca that doesn’t get its due. Tac, on Warren Street, has good... — Elizabeth / The family from Beef Bar has taken the Sarabeth’s corner
Chinatown Building Supply (72 Walker) is a long-trusted local business that makes keys, and they're inexpensive. — mulciber / A new gallery is opening tonight in the Tribeca Hardware space
Whenever l want something unique and beautiful l contact the Plecas sister’s. l’ve been buying gifts for myself and special... — Jacqueline Shabot / Made in Tribeca: PLEĆAŠ
Yeah, handing over billion$ to the mismanaged and free spending MTA makes sense to non-critical thinkers. The so called "congestion"... — Common Sense / Tunnel Traffic: How it started; how it’s going
Chris, I remember you and all the creative sketches that the artist/employees hung on the walls. I miss the hardware... — Dana / A new gallery is opening tonight in the Tribeca Hardware space
...and there's the beer bar... — Tribeca Citizen / Trouble at the Tin Building?
There must be a reader that you are entering the grid as you leave the FDR Drive. — Tribeca Citizen / Clarity — finally — on one angle of congestion pricing for Downtown residents