Plus: The facade of 21 Park Place is being demolished; five unidentified dead restaurants; storefront for lease on Franklin; new locksmith. / 4 comments
Plus: Blood Manor resident spotted on the street; Mr. Chow's Fiery Sauce; Franklin Street storefront for rent; activity at the former François Payard Bakery on Goldman Alley; concerts at the Dream House.
Plus: Blaue Gans confirmed that it's closing; a visit to artist Peter Tunney's studio; the old subway station under City Hall. / 23 comments
Plus: Loft-peeping the home of JoonYong Park and Arum Seo; artist Peter Tunney; operator in crane accident says he was defamed; is 108 Leonard's developer messing with the clock?
Plus: Absurd megamansion plans on Franklin Street; Bradley Cooper's real-estate hunt confirmed; "Dream House" art installation might move to Chelsea; Downtown Alliance's tech-industry headquarters. / 4 comments
Plus: Ex-Telepan Local chef's new American-Filipino pop-up; Peter Tunney's giant Polaroids; new burger place on Broome; "radical and rare lighting"; World Trade Center Transportation Hub Oculus curtain wall. / 1 comment
Design Hunting visited the 5,000-square-foot Tribeca loft of Adam and Rebekah Paltrow Neumann. (She's Gwyneth's cousin, since you were wondering.)
She's not a fan. Plus: Sinead O'Connor in concert; womenswear sample sale today; Community Board 1's Landmarks Committee. / 3 comments
And Alec Baldwin. Plus: 70 Franklin going residential; cobblestoned crosswalks; Cavaniola's sandwich press; 55 White trees; Jennifer Gilbert; artist Liam Dean.
There's a new restaurant/bar coming to Franklin Street, Occupy Wall Street wants permission for an event in Battery Park City... The CB1 agendas for March are full of interesting tidbits, and best of all, I highlighted the interesting stuff for you. / 8 comments
But a little less hard next time. (And more photographic fun.) / 1 comment
Plus: Silhouette artist; making changes to 9/11 Memorial reservations; more pix of the new subway entrance; a Greenmarket surprise; notary public; those Verizon carts. / 1 comment
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