Plus: Racines NY's prix-fixe lunch menu; pink paper in the Josephine windows; ticker-tape parade alert now at red level; Sweet Lily closing for renovations; Harley-Davidson's use of a public plaza; "Taste of" event in the West Village.
Plus: The Independent art fair is moving to Tribeca; real estate firm confirms new Broadway office; longtime P.S. 234 teacher retiring; grants for Lower Manhattan projects; two ships to visit Seaport. / 4 comments
Plus: A pizzeria taking the Zoie's Café space on Beach?; P.S. 234 auction; Khe-Yo's Lao new year celebration (with tableside blessings by the chef's mom); dance photo show at Soho Photo. / 8 comments
Plus: The Robs love Arcade Bakery; Michelin Guide stars announced; Jake Gyllenhaal lives among us; quixotic Park Lane Hotel quest; Atera review; an unfortunate situation at P.S. 234. / 2 comments
Plus: The FAA goes after real-estate drones; kids' garden rampage at Washington Market Park; 195 Broadway liquor exemption; change to school-planning law; Tribeca vs. TriBeCa. / 2 comments
"My kids and I live in Bubby's—we have an early dinner there at least once a week," says Kate Stewart, founder of Sourced USA, a resource for American-made artisanal products. "But I'd rather go hungry than deal with the weekend brunch madness." / 2 comments
Plus: Sheldon Silver moonlights at a personal-injury law firm; cell tower annoys resident.
Plus: Box Kite Coffee's last day; Josephine back in business; Tribeca-shaped jewelry; amazing flyover photo; Lenny's in FiDi open (and Park Place one coming); Pen Parentis poetry special. / 6 comments
Plus: Vintage shop benefiting P.S. 234; Clocktower Gallery's closing party; supporting New Amsterdam Market; art show based on local photographer's work.
Also on the Community Board 1 agendas for October: Desbrosses bar; Smashburger opening in FiDi; proposed rooftop addition for the Atalanta on N. Moore; P.S. 234 crossing guard; Chase Manhattan Plaza explanation; a chance to see inside 4 World Trade Center.
Plus: A close-up of the Pier 26 restaurant; free tennis clinic; 449 Washington listings; WeightWatchers in FiDi; P.S. 234 flash mob. / 10 comments
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