Plus: Shocking allegations about Haus nightclub; the World Trade Center mall is getting a nail salon; denim art installation at the Children's Museum of the Arts; double-door mystery. / 1 comment
Plus: European-style credit-card processing at Nobu; peeking inside the chocolate store coming to the World Trade Center mall; the Tribeca Meet & Greet is Tuesday; Pen Parentis poetry night. / 3 comments
Plus: Work stopped at the St. Nicholas National Shrine because the church isn't making its payments; more on the Park Row oil leak; the World Trade Center mall operator has been sold. / 2 comments
Plus: Park Place tower pokes above street level; World Trade Center mall restaurant has closed; progress at wild Franklin Street townhouse; two options for toy drives; Nike and "Bull" shoots. / 1 comment
Local shops and restaurants tend to hand out candy to trick-or-treaters after school on Halloween itself (October 31). But before that, there are plenty of ways to make the holiday into a multi-day affair. / 1 comment
Plus: The delay of Maharishi; more Amazon at Whole Foods; Pier 17's colored light show; Instacart is now at Best Market; P.S. 150's rummage sale; Paris Baguette is open. / 23 comments
Plus: Greenwich Hotel security is armed; David-vs.-Goliath battle at the World Trade Center mall; new ferry to (and hopefully from) Jersey City; how "Tribute in Light" affects bird behavior; arrests in placard fraud; call for high-school safety measures. / 11 comments
Plus: Nickel & Diner got its liquor license; Torly Kid's sidewalk chalk contest; watercolor nudes; opportunity to meet with senior staff from various city organizations; random street signage. / 1 comment
Plus: The sidewalk shed at Independence Plaza; fireworks tonight; Tunnel to Towers run is this weekend; Newark airport buses now leaving from Hudson Square; feminist kitsch at R & Company. / 5 comments
Plus: A way to ease the burden on small retail businesses; more on what to expect from Harry & Ida's Luncheonette; the state of the World Trade Center mall a year after opening; skateboarding thief and other recent crimes; the lost building at 120 William. / 13 comments
Plus: Still no activity at the Trader Joe's Hudson Square store; first floor of 1 White revealed; Janovic in Soho reopened; two teens have started a macaron company; Joe at the World Trade Center mall. / 3 comments
Plus: A peek inside Harry & Ida's Luncheonette; new shrimp vendor at Saturday Greenmarket (and return of the berry farmer); Western Spirit wants to sublet; Italian-food store not happening at the World Trade Center mall; Le Botaniste restaurant on Grand; Franklin façade. / 3 comments
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