Read about Turks & Frogs in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
And the restaurant replacing it has a new name. Plus: The Goldman Sachs ferries; confirmation on Nili Lotan's expansion; Tribeca Trust talk tomorrow; a flower.
Sample menus and other details for Marc Forgione's Laotian restaurant, the global brasserie coming to the old Matsugen space, a new vegetarian restaurant, and the Greek spot replacing Turks & Frogs. Also: More on 50 Varick, sidewalk seating at Locanda Verde and Aamanns, and a couple street events. / 2 comments
As in Señor Presley. Also on Community Board 1's December agendas: Marc Forgione's Asian resto; the Russian-owned resto where Matsugen was; Spring Studios fashion complex; a bunch of FiDi restos; the Turks & Frogs replacement; and more. / 3 comments
The creative agency/event space coming to 50 Varick got the committee members' dander way up. Also discussed: The 1WTC spire's route through Tribeca; Taste of Tribeca; and how the city can deal better with events like Hurricane Sandy.
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.
Details on the major new project in northwest Tribeca; the new wine bar on W. Broadway; Tribeca Family Festival; and more. / 2 comments
Plus: Hotel sues over WTC noise; app that replicates Twin Towers; Gary Vaynerchuk checks out Turks & Frogs.
Is it about to croak? [Update: Maybe not.] Plus: 471 Washington begins to reveal itself; what's new at tomorrow's Tribeca Greenmarket; Johnny Rockets opens at the Seaport; Mike & Son.
Theater Bar ramps up the buzz. Plus: Governor Paterson suggests a compromise to Park51; inside an $11.5 million apartment; One Rector Park price cuts; the Turks & Frogs guys do some moonlighting.
It's a banner better than a permanent sign. — X / Canal Street Market has closed permanently
"1 Lispenard Street, Nancy Whiskey Inc. for full liquor license" --> This has to be auspicious, right?! — CW / Community Board 1 agendas for February
The sidewalk needs repair badly. Otherwise, this is one of the most "tame" leftover triangles along Sixth Avenue. The plan... — Don / Neighbors are organizing to revamp Barnett Newman Triangle
Given that it has been empty for years, I am sure everyone is happy to look the other way .... — Reademan / Canal Street Market has closed permanently
That sign does not belong on a Landmarked Soho storefront — James / Canal Street Market has closed permanently
There is an urgent need for Con Ed to repair the sidewalks around all three streets abutting their ugly substation-... — Andrew Freireich / Neighbors are organizing to revamp Barnett Newman Triangle
The plan illustrated in this article seems to do away with ANY sidewalks on this plot- one would have to... — Andrew Freireich / Neighbors are organizing to revamp Barnett Newman Triangle