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: More on Josephine; One World Trade Center's less glamorous tenants; the Flea's new building.
Plus: The Flea to break ground on its new home on Thomas Street; New York Mercantile Exchange building sold; American Cut review.
Also on this month's CB1 agendas: A caviar store/bar on Murray; new restaurants in the 35 Thai and Kidville spaces; a big new fitness facility; those annoying Academy buses; the 5 Beekman hotel; and much more. / 1 comment
Plus: A profile of Grace Hightower De Niro; model's pit bull attacks Balloon Saloon owner's toy poodle; the Flea and the Olsen twins; NYPD ticketing BPC cyclists; World Trade Center transportation hub. / 1 comment
Plus: Laurie Anderson to deploy drones over Rockefeller Park; Arianna Huffington's big new Tribeca apartment; a couple that met at the Flea; Duane Street apartment triples in value. / 4 comments
Here’s a rundown of the restaurants, shops, and more we can expect to open in the next year or so—with many new updates on exactly when they might debut. If you want to be in the know, this is a post worth studying.
Plus: Water-main break affects Tribeca; inside Fika's new outpost; FiDi gold depository sues landlord; The Flea review.
Here’s a rundown of the restaurants, shops, and more we can expect to open in the next year or so. / 5 comments
Plus: Another 7-Eleven; Holly Hunter drops out; SantaCon bypassing downtown; west Soho air rights purchase.
Plus: Holly Hunter at the Flea; a clothing line for short men; helping kids through electronic withdrawal.
Plus: Meet a women's soccer gold medalist; gift-wrap for charity; camp out at the Museum of Jewish Heritage; live music at Dirty Bird; frisky Flea; Airbnb, Douglas Elliman, Trinity Wall Street, and Macao Trading Co. offer Sandy-related help; "Deception"; Shelby Lynne.
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