Plus: Orphan mural getting covered up; Frenchette signage; new storefronts on Reade; "Power" extends its shoot. / 6 comments
Plus: Evidence of the new chef at Racines; neat time-lapse photo; what "Walker Street ongoing issues" could be; "Iron Fist" and "Power" shoots; Tribeca Meet & Greet is this week. / 6 comments
Plus: New opening forecasts for Il Mulino and Allied Maker lighting store; Sole di Capri is making pizza; miniature Duane Reade by Walgreens now open at the World Trade Center mall; "Power" TV shoot. / 2 comments
Plus: Animated lights on the base of 1 World Trade Center; activity in former café space; checking in on the progress of 100 Franklin; new building blocks much of Trump Soho; two days of "Power" shoots. / 5 comments
Plus: An interactive 3-D map of downtown development; Allan & Suzi's vintage store is closing; Ataulfo mangoes are back; "Power" shoot again. / 3 comments
Plus: Opening date for the Saks Men's Store; the transformer that clogged up W. Broadway on Saturday; checking in on Pier 17; the 19-story building under construction on Broadway; "Power" TV shoot. / 3 comments
Plus: Gary Graham sample sale; two Warren Street buildings are evidently not getting torn down; Antique Garage signage; "Power" shooting again; FiDi group meeting in rumored Danny Meyer restaurant space. / 2 comments
Plus: More on the Duane Street event space; Tribeca restaurant would like the Trumps to visit; northwest Tribeca construction; a local salon's rules; "Power" shooting here. / 2 comments
Plus: The opening of Canal Street Market was pushed back; Pier A ditched its fine-dining restaurant; "The Affair" and "Power" shoots; Greenwich Street tower; pretty light at the World Trade Center Oculus. / 4 comments
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