Plus: The half-old, half-new building on Greenwich gets a name; when the Butterfly, Kio, and Gloria Jewel plan to open; 11 N. Moore construction; Hudson Square "parks"; Hal Broom exhibit.
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Plus: Battery Park City ball fields update; Peck Slip School pre-K; Taste of Tribeca tickets; air rights; Tribeca couple moves to FiDi.
And why? Plus: Fika is open; Saleya serving dinner as of tomorrow; Taste of Tribeca's "Dine Out Tribeca" night; a Seaport campaign. / 6 comments
Plus: Medical office opens on Reade; FiDi juice and raw food; Scissor shop is on the move; Taste of Tribeca events; cab crashes into subway stairs.
And (unrelatedly) Turks & Frogs is evidently closing. Also on the Community Board 1 agendas for November: The 1WTC spire is going to be paraded through Tribeca; the Matsugen space's new tenant is back; is RBC still alive?; Taste of Tribeca 2013 date.
That was another wonderful Taste of Tribeca today—congratulations to the volunteers who put the event together; it surely raised tons of money for P.S. 234 and P.S. 150. If you weren't there, here's what you missed. / 2 comments
Jeez! Plus: Meeting to discuss the Hudson River Park; Super Linda taqueria; Taste of Tribeca; street art; more.
The Taste of Tribeca 2012 press preview lunch was today, and I'm so stuffed that I doggie-bagged the last (of three) desserts and, on the way home, begged Torly Kid to relieve me of them. You can tell yourself not to eat more than half of anything, but then you forget. / 5 comments
Plus: Playing Mantis not closing after all; the Jerry's Café space is being shopped around; Pier 26 structure; blondes vs. brunettes; Taste of Tribeca discount. / 6 comments
Plus: Jem Café is back; Taste of Tribeca tickets are now on sale; meeting about John Street construction; a Barnes & Noble rant; my book is now so cheap you really have no excuse, even if you don't own a Kindle. / 8 comments
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