Plus: Negroni popsicles; Union Bar + Kitchen has soft-opened; Chambers storefront demolition; Paris Cafe party; Super Linda and Bisutoro; seventh-grade dystopian opera.
Plus: Arcade Bakery is likely to open Monday; Bâtard signage; Taste of Tribeca is this weekend; Kaffe 1668 on Seamless; Butterfly lunchboxes; stand-up comedy; Chambers kiosk; Church Street School benefit.
"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: Doubleparking on the already compromised Church Street; Taste of Tribeca kick-off cocktail party; free kids' tennis clinics at Washington Market Park; Poem in Your Pocket Day.
Plus: Interesting shows coming up at Launch F18 and Taymour Grahne galleries; Grandaisy's provisions party; work starting at Tribeca's Kitchen.
Discussed: Lily O'Brien's is moving east on Murray; the beer/wine license for Baked; Terra's sidewalk café plans; the Flea Theater (here's a rendering); Taste of Tribeca; Anotherroom's outdoor table. / 1 comment
Plus: The next New Amsterdam Market; Taste of Tribeca 2014 date; Pisillo open on Saturdays; Steven Soderbergh buys office space; clothing and toy drive.
Tribeca-based photographer Rebecca Yale attended—and shot—yesterday's Taste of Tribeca, and as you can see, she did a fantastic job of capturing the spirit of the event. / 2 comments
Plus: Taste of Tribeca and the disappearing Citi Bike rack; Finn Square redesign meeting; J&R rumor; 460 Washington gearing back up; Battery Dance Company discount. / 12 comments
Plus: Dance in the American Thread rotunda; participating restaurants (including two not yet open) at Taste of Tribeca; Pier 25 playground progress. / 3 comments
Plus: Moving sale this weekend; ramps; $22 million penthouse; Taste of Tribeca cocktail party; school auction that benefits the Seaport; Salty Paw reopening; Saturdays.
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