Tom Colicchio's Fowler & Wells at the Beekman, Cut by Wolfgang Puck at the Four Seasons, and Harold's Meat & Three at the Arlo. Plus: Pug meet-up; "that kind of bitch"; Pearl Street mishmash; why is Federal Plaza's main entrance closed? / 3 comments
One sooner, one later (and you can visit the lobby now). Plus: "Big Lebowski" spinoff shot here yesterday; big metal sidewalk box; a bunch of World Trade Center mall updates, including Épicerie Boulud, the restrooms, and three new subway entrances; Halloween pop-ups. / 6 comments
Plus: When there was a police station on Leonard; man attacked by stranger wielding a baseball bat; why chefs like to open hotel restaurants; water main break; the wine at iPic. / 1 comment
Plus: Why TD Bank ditched its coin-counting machines; tour buses idling on Broadway; sweet and savory pies at Galerie de Café; cabinets of curiosities at Soho Photo. / 4 comments
Plus: Seaport District building to be demolished; new forecast for chef Masa's Tetsu restaurant on Leonard; online map showing retail vacancies across Manhattan; Beekman hotel only open to guests. / 3 comments
Besides the breathtaking atrium, check out the lobby, reception, bar, and even Tom Colicchio's Fowler & Wells restaurant. / 8 comments
Plus: More details on Harold's Meat & Three and Tom Colicchio's Fowler & Wells; politicians get behind FiDi rent-stabilization fight; bad news for the Pier 40 air-rights deal; City Vineyard review; scenes from the new mall. / 6 comments
Plus: Battery Park City cinema getting recliner seats; video from inside the Kanye West pop-up; a peek from inside the Beekman hotel; helping the homeless woman outside Best Market. / 15 comments
Plus: New entrances to the R train at the World Trade Center; Thomas Street closure on Sunday; Warby Parker pop-up; Le Pain Quotidien in Battery Park City said to be opening this week; "Law & Order: SVU" is back yet again. / 10 comments
Plus: Video inside the Beekman hotel; "Old School Italian American" restaurant coming to Rector Street; slideshow of the Hills, opening soon at Governors Island.
Plus: More renderings of the Battery's planned playground; why Chinatown produce is cheaper and better; hotspot rumored for the Beekman hotel; Two Boots opening in FiDi; memorial to Orlando victims could be placed in this area. / 10 comments
Plus: Man stabbed outside Haus nightclub; the many sleazy tenants of Donald Trump's 40 Wall over the years; Beekman hotel opening forecast.
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