The celebrated neighborhood restaurant on Chambers Street will now have an apt name and a redesigned space and concept. / 1 comment
The restaurant is being reinvented and will open this spring. Plus NFTs at Postmasters; A Uno is packing up; Goodbye to a good shop dog.
The south side of Chambers has six empty store fronts out of a total of 14 -- making it a bit of a ghost town. Luckily eight are still going strong. / 19 comments
Plus three neighborhood chefs get rising star awards; Spectrum has a new store on Chambers; a reminder about restaurant gift cards.
A local college kid redesigns the Downtown Yogurt logo in his spare time; a winter market at Cocoon; an art installation that you can sit on at the Seaport; Racines holiday wine sale. / 2 comments
Scalini Fedeli is back open with curbside; Racines is now an 18-seat wine restaurant with private dining; Split Eights opens a coffee/cocktail bar in Fidi; a brick and click popup at the Oculus.
Offering complete meals that change weekly, Racines is reinventing takeout as a way to reduce waste and keep the menu fun and fresh. Plus there's wine.
Local businesses and restaurants are taking extra precautions in light of the coronavirus, all while trying to hold on to a bit of their business. / 3 comments
Plus Lights for Liberty rally lights up Foley Square; a local broker and her partner specialize for moms; high school students redo the Last Supper for Trinity mural.
Plus Paul Hovitz leaves Community Board 1 after three decades; neighbors keep vigilant on illegal parkers; BPC gets a traffic light; and Racine's is named as a top wine restaurant. / 3 comments
Plus the founder of Peloton in a podcast live at Tribeca PAC tonight; a meeting on the future of Wagner Park; a guest chef at Racine's from Montreal; Taste of Tribeca tix are on sale now. / 5 comments
Plus, snow of yesteryear proves they don't do it like they used to; new chef at Racine's, two local bank buildings go condo -- but must preserve their landmarked interior spaces. / 1 comment
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