Plus: No more reopening signage at Acappella; refugee children being whitewashed; Cosmopolitan Hotel's entrance; the silverblob's plaza. / 5 comments
The company has filed a liquor-license application for the space that's currently the home of Tablao. / 5 comments
Back by popular demand: An updated roundup of happy hour deals—including food options—at 32 neighborhood establishments. Take off early and have a drink! / 7 comments
Discussed last night: Hudson River Park and its boat bar, the Pier 26 restaurant and estuarium, and Pier 40 decay; sidewalk cafés at Telepan Local, Tablao, and Maxwell's; rooftop liquor for the new Broadway hotel; more. / 3 comments
Plus: Tablao's flamenco nights; Espasso branches out; shopping event to benefit Girl Rising; Terra and Maxwell's do holiday decor right. / 4 comments
Plus: Prime storefront on Greenwich; new Mexican restaurant Añejo confirmed; FiDi creperie; anti-probation office petition; likely holiday pop-up. / 1 comment
The new Spanish restaurant Tablao is among the most designed establishments in the area—from the wall of mirrors to the colored LEDs to the trompe l'oeil bedazzled lizard wallpaper. / 9 comments
Plus: Tablão appears to be open; Washington Market Park Halloween parade and party; Tribeca Grand Café trying again; Pen Parentis on food; Save Our Seaport rally; Washington closure; Bikini Bar. / 2 comments
Plus: Spanish restaurant update (and café?); construction kitten news; Governors Island show of Sandy photos; DeRose Method photo exhibit; Tribute in Light; Brandy Library is branching out.
Plus: The last days of Nunu and Blue Marble at All Good Things; a "political" bar or café on Beekman; new renderings of Brookfield Place.
Plus: A clue about the Flor de Sol space; Macy Gray; 250 West's $42 million penthouse; Aamanns-Copenhagen outdoor seating; dairy visit; Dig Inn; a soothing tea. / 1 comment
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