Read about Racines NY in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
The restaurant opened on Chambers in 2014 and almost immediately became a destination for locals and those from afar. It will reopen by the end of the year as a new restaurant. / 2 comments
Plus: "One of NYC's most underrated chefs" is now cooking in Tribeca; recent local thefts; no progress on a Lower Manhattan storm-resiliency plan. / 6 comments
Plus: The new, more approachable menu at Racines; increased funding for 9/11 memorials; fin-tech firm expands at the World Trade Center. / 1 comment
Plus: Gucci's Soho bookstore is now open; Pascaline Lepeltier of Racines named best sommelier in France; Masa Takayama ceramics for sale. / 5 comments
Plus: Chef Paul Liebrandt extends his stay at Racines; another visit to the BNY Mellon lobby; 30 Warren's curtain wall; Burger N Grill closed by Health Department; new shows at Sapar Contemporary and Soho Photo. / 1 comment
Plus: Joe & the Juice has opened; Ducati dealership commandeers street parking (even in front of a hydrant); Racines cheese dinner; Warren Street storefront.
Plus: Local restaurants specializing in natural wines; Two Hands as an example of the Australian café trend. / 2 comments
Plus: Chef Paul Liebrandt extended his stay at Racines; signage for 5 World Trade Center; two women sought in thefts at Le Pain Quotidien; the River Project's Meet the Fishes event; sidewalk construction at the Cast Iron House.
One of only four authors to win the Booker Prize twice, Peter Carey shares his thoughts on the area, including his favorite restaurants, his fondness for Issey Miyake, and his enthusiasm for pestering the city about the fountain at City Hall Park. / 5 comments
Plus: Chef Paul Liebrandt returns to cook in Tribeca through May; group portrait of artists who never left Tribeca or Soho; Resy to withhold popular booking times; tattoo parlor setting up at Saks Fifth Avenue. / 3 comments
Plus: Revised redesign for the 140 Broadway plaza; Bowery Boys podcast about Tribeca; update on the West Thames pedestrian bridge; the school walkout; the history of 47 Walker. / 1 comment
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
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