Plus: Sweaty Betty opening date; Flour Shop bakery on Lafayette; clothing boutique on Broadway; "TMF" shoot.
Including how it got its name. Plus: De Blasio vows to remove Canyon of Heroes plaque; Tribeca loft with peek-a-boo holes; more WeWork in FiDi; footage of last night's lightning storm. / 1 comment
Plus: ONDA Beauty is now opening on W. Broadway instead of Hudson; rumored furniture store on Duane Park; tours of an indoor farm in Tribeca; 9/11 memorial chopper; Parlor private club is moving from Soho.
Plus: Ever After kids' clothing store is open; Kestè not ready yet; WeWork to launch a Tribeca hive; Thomas Sayre show at Cheryl Hazan; another Brooklyn Robot Foundry outpost. / 6 comments
Also on Community Board 1's September agendas: White Street restaurant downshifting; M1 bus extension; 100 Barclay seeks an exemption; change at New York Sports Club; WeWork; much more. / 5 comments
Plus: How the St. Nicholas church is shaping up; a peek inside the Tommie hotel; early morning hours at the post office; wellness-themed coworking space; WeWork and the Fulton Center. / 2 comments
Plus: Frank Gehry owns an apartment at 8 Spruce; Community Board 1 chief not seeking re-election; the next race for Sheldon Silver's former seat; a local chef's spiritual guides; WeWork and 110 Wall and de Blasio payments; theft at Hale and Hearty. / 1 comment
Plus: Chipotle looks very close to opening; a better look at the Pier 17 structure; yet another WeWork opening in the area; the disintegration of a ballerina; Farinella keeps expanding uptown. / 3 comments
Plus: World Trade Center Oculus now saying it'll open in two months; Sweetgreen to open in FiDi; broken lights for months now at the ball field terrace; Municipal Art Society chairs' proposal for skyscraper planning review; WeWork's first dorm.
Plus: Hairstylist Nick Arrojo sues former staffer for poaching; more on WeWork's WeLive apartments; rare coins.
Also on Community Board 1's June agendas: Public amenities at the 111 Murray tower; the threatened historic Seaport buildings; new ownership for Greenwich Street Tavern; Governors Island day spa; Peck Slip Park; M1-5; more.
Also on Community Board 1 May agendas: Citigroup's major overhaul; temporary W. Broadway plaza; school crossing guards; several WeWork liquor licenses (including at the Corbin Building); North Cove Marina; a "mascot run"; light-up hotel; and much more. / 2 comments
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