There has been a lot of depressing news lately, and we likely haven't heard the last of it, so let's focus on the positive (for one post, anyway). Here are 11 things to look forward to in Lower Manhattan in coming months. / 4 comments
Plus: Marc Forgione's Lobster Press now open at the World Trade Center mall; the Oculus light show; another big theft at Duane Reade.
Plus: Lower Manhattan is crowded; the World Trade Center mall's relative lack of holiday decor; parents unhappy with school bus service; remembering Edward Albee; forthcoming Pier 40 vote; how Downtown Alliance's head spends Sunday; another Two Bridges mega-development. / 10 comments
Including the set-up for the holiday light show, a new restaurant, and changes to the men's room. Plus: Activity at Church Street restaurant space?; Trinity Church's rarely seen west side. / 1 comment
Plus: Start dates for brunch and breakfast at Augustine; World Trade Center mall's holiday light show; Ward III doesn't look much closer to reopening; David Weeks Studio's Brooklyn sale; 101 Warren sidewalk shed. / 9 comments
Plus: Coping mechanism; A Tribe Called Quest pop-up; slice joint reopened; opening forecast for the Two Boots pizzeria in FiDi; what's new at the World Trade Center mall. / 2 comments
Plus: Funky storefronts getting replaced; BMCC's 5 a.m. alarm; the weathered car that's always at Harrison and Greenwich; the Whopperito. / 8 comments
Plus: Whole Foods is planning a loyalty program; details on Hawksmoor steakhouse opening at 3 World Trade Center; two more restaurants planned for 3WTC; "private evacuation service" at North Cove Marina; book publisher's street renaming nixed. / 2 comments
Plus: Lots of local thefts; analyzing an apartment sale on Hudson; Tribeca man trying to unadopt a child; Rector Bridge to remain open longer. / 2 comments
The new arrivals sell food, beer, and skincare products. / 2 comments
Plus: Bluemercury ditched its Trump magazine cover; another peek inside Augustine; checking in on Épicerie Boulud and Joe Coffee at the World Trade Center mall; details on the ice cream truck closure; Tetsu restaurant; Duane Street parking. / 2 comments
Plus: Lena Dunham's new Tribeca tattoo; H&M looks much closer to ready; photos from the Municipal Building cupola tour; the mysterious shoe-repair shop on Walker; free puppet show in Canal Park; "Crime" shooting here. / 3 comments
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