The foundry, which had to leave its Canal Street location shortly after setting up shop, has found another spot in the neighborhood where it can teach kids to make cool stuff.
Plus: The Harrison's Jimmy Bradley; 67 Vestry (and its developer Aby Rosen); 9/11 Museum curators; Stitched Tribeca carries on; "Night at the Museums"; new FiDi gym.
Battery Park City resident Val Chan has opened a crafting center on Warren—with classes and workshops for adult and kids, as well as a gallery where makers can sell their wares. "Nothing is mass-produced," she says. / 1 comment
Plus: Progress at Franklin Street wine bar; Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf; the Smyth's restaurant; Mysterious Bookshop's Otto Penzler; Where in Tribeca...? answer; Espasso exhibit.
Neighborhood crafters (and those wanting to learn) will soon have a new hangout: Battery Park City resident Val Chan is opening Stitched Tribeca next month.
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