Owner Tom Galis has big plans afoot in his native country of Greece, and in the meantime is looking for just the right buyer to take over his neighborhood spots. / 2 comments
Plus: White Street restaurant isn't coming back to life; a photo of Saturday's jet flyover; fashion designer moving out; the big new rental building on Hudson; exhibit of work by a fashion photographer. / 3 comments
Discussed at last night's meeting: Insane Holland Tunnel traffic; the restaurant coming to the Super Linda space; The Greek's spinoff in Truffles Tribeca; Antique Garage's Church Street outpost; poke restaurant on Lispenard; proposed newsstand outside Whole Foods. / 6 comments
Plus: The stench at W. Broadway and Warren; Greek restaurant plan includes a retail bakery; the Flea has relocated; Buddha Bar opening forecast; "Where in Tribeca...?" remains unsolved. / 6 comments
Also on Community Board 1's December agendas: Lispenard's poke restaurant; preliminary Pier 26 design; the Five Boro Bike Tour; proposed newsstand outside Whole Foods; sidewalk shed collapse; Wagner Park; Barilla restaurant; much more. / 14 comments
The new restaurant will presumably be along the same lines as the kiboshed one: a café during the day and more of a restaurant at night, serving from breakfast through to dinner. / 6 comments
"The owners of the units were posing too many restrictions and it just wasn't feasible," says Tom Galis, owner of the Greek.
Also on Community Board 1's October agendas: The plan to change White Street restaurant into more of a sports bar; Pier 26 update; visible rooftop addition on Thomas; White storefront redo; M1 bus extension; much more.
Should residents be allowed to decide which businesses can open here? / 32 comments
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