Read about Playing Mantis in the Tribeca Citizen Shopping Guide.
Scroll to the bottom for this one, since there are just so many beautiful, original and fun things for kids in the neighborhood.
Only because they are the most difficult group to shop for am I adding this last post for the 2021 guide. Teens! You gotta love them. Especially if they're yours. / 1 comment
Plus Roxy Cinema opens on April 30; Pace will have online and in person come fall; best window display in Tribeca. / 2 comments
There's nothing more fun than shopping for kids. And the neighborhood has options for them all, from babies to teens.
Plus the best NYC sighting; the best sidewalk chalk drawing; the best guerilla flower display; and the saddest news on the block.
Because there's a credit card in your pocket, and baby it's ready to roar! In this round: Otte, Rag & Bone, Playing Mantis, Alumnae, Patron of the New, Gurhan Atelier, Consort, and Gloria Jewel.
Certain members of my family send a wish-list with one or two items on it, complete with links to where they can be bought. But wouldn't you rather receive something chosen just for you? And wouldn't you rather give a surprising gift? In this round: Ten Thousand Things, Authentic PreOwned, Playing Mantis, Roberta Roller Rabbit, Haus Alkire. / 1 comment
Plus: Commercial building sues condo neighbor over roof access; a profile of Playing Mantis; scaffolding unscrewed to steal bikes; & Other Stories to open downtown; man beaten and mugged inside a Canal Street store; Soho Block Party. / 1 comment
Plus: Photos of the reopened Chase Manhattan Plaza; Playing Mantis event to benefit typhoon victims; Brookfield Place ice rink back in service; Where in Tribeca...? / 4 comments
Plus: Travel + Leisure cover; Delmonico's to expand; reimagining the Verizon building.
Plus: Playing Mantis not closing after all; the Jerry's Café space is being shopped around; Pier 26 structure; blondes vs. brunettes; Taste of Tribeca discount. / 6 comments
Actually, it's just moving, but it's moving so far away that it might as well be closing. / 1 comment
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