Plus: "Talismans" from Cass Lilien and Shlomete Yoo; the new two-towered apartment complex going up on Charlton; balloon wall at the Four Seasons Hotel; Robert Janz in action. / 1 comment
Plus: Sweaty Betty closed its Soho store; Arcade Bakery is closed Mondays for the summer; a first visit to Vietspot; a suggestion for 91 Leonard.
Plus: Suitsupply for women opens this week; 91 Leonard developer sells majority stake; questions for the Battery Park City Authority; paintings of libraries.
Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and Hill West, the 19-story building is meant to "reinterpret the classically inspired facades of Tribeca's cast-iron warehouses and lofts." / 6 comments
Plus: Parkour classes for kids; Broadway condo sales office (and narrow entryway); donate a gently used bra to help fight sex trafficking; meeting about Peck Slip park design; BMCC pool delay.
Plus: The new Franklin Street mural is an ad; the former Ichimura has changed names again; the inside of St. Nicholas National Shrine; candidate Aaron Foldenauer; "reimagining education" at Portfolio School; restaurateur Drew Nieporent.
Plus: Skidmore Owings & Merrill is designing 91 Leonard; a review of the Wooly Public; Chase branch robbed of $1000. / 2 comments
Plus: Soft serve ice cream; frame sale; local petition to get 2 World Trade Center built; checking in on the Nunu Chocolates store at the World Trade Center mall; progress at a new Broadway building. / 1 comment
Plus: Beach volleyball tournament this week; cornhole in FiDi; progress at the Flea's new theater; protected parking at New York Dolls; Broadway condominium halfway to its final height.
Plus: Man posing as police officer shakes down wrong-way driver; offering plan for 91 Leonard; the state of J. Crew. / 3 comments
Plus: Spring has sprung at the Saturday Tribeca Greenmarket; storefront revealed at W. Broadway and Worth; disruptive construction on Broadway; painting classes; Lexus ad shoot. / 4 comments
Plus: New Con Edison transformer being installed two nights next week; Jack's Stir Brew Coffee confirms Reade Street café; locally known restaurateur involved with popular spaghetti donut; Broadway condo progress; El Ad's disrespect for the neighborhood. / 3 comments
Seppe is quite good. And the wait staff is super nice. — Dee / Carbs are back in the neighborhood
None of these new places are sit with friends type of places. They are all grab and go. I don’t... — Dee / Apollo Bagels is getting closer…
To the Olio e Piu owners, sincerely: please do not blight this location with fake flowers. We will welcome you... — Cw / Mr Chow is indeed closing
Seeing as Starbucks and other chains tried and failed to replace the bagel place, that is a reasonable hypothesis. — James Bogardus / Apollo Bagels is getting closer…
I think the bagel place is replacing Starbucks and other coffee chains as a place to grab coffee and a... — Amy G. / Apollo Bagels is getting closer…
Lynda I signed up for the 5/17 class. I'll see you then!!! Here is the link to sign up if... — HB / Massive underground spa and meditation space coming to Broadway and White
Lynda I signed up for the 5/17 class. I'll see you then!!! — HB / Massive underground spa and meditation space coming to Broadway and White