Plus: Amazon testing two-hour Whole Foods delivery for premium members; fashion designer Lela Rose had a party at her White Street home. / 5 comments
Plus: When the Underground Railroad ran through Tribeca; Aziz Ansari's Franklin Street apartment; Soho Rep is about to reopen; mugging victim hunts down attacker; history of a Lispenard Street building; Whole Foods misery. / 1 comment
Plus: Army recruiter parking illegally; Tribeca kids competing on "Chopped Junior"; a new beer bar on Sixth Ave.; Brooklyn Diamond opening a cafe in Soho; "Like Father" movie shoot. / 14 comments
Plus: The new chef at the restaurant formerly known as Ichimura; another building to go up near the Holland Tunnel; Queens ferry service launches today; Drake's menswear shop.
Plus: City council candidate debate; Squeeze drummer's art show; the city's parklet program. / 1 comment
How many staffers at local businesses do you know by name? It strikes me as a way to measure one's engagement in the community—not just your neighbors or your social set, but the people who work here, especially in service industries. / 3 comments
Plus: Sushi Azabu chef Tasuku Murakami is leaving for the Seagram Building; police arrest man for two armed robberies in FiDi; a visit to the National Archives at New York City. / 1 comment
Plus: Amazon is buying Whole Foods; back to normal at the Amish Market; Brooklyn Flea opens this weekend at Sixth and Watts; mega-yacht blocking views of the Statue of Liberty; Piora owner's mother was the founder of Kori. / 6 comments
Plus: Thank-you message from Harrison at Whole Foods; the grocery store's kooky produce section; Spotify's amusing Tribeca joke; another Leather Spa in FiDi; another Duane Reade at the World Trade Center mall; Yves signage. / 8 comments
Plus: Bartender's "sex party" case against Club Remix was dismissed; how to apply for the community board; Cheryl Hazan art exhibit; best T-shirts ever.
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: The condition of the boys in the attack at the ball fields; New York Law School's financial situation; West Thames Bridge is moving to "the build phase"; tenants suing landlords over rent stabilization promised in exchange for tax abatement; no Evacuation Day honor. / 3 comments
As I see it, it all matters. A civilized city should have good solutions to all of these issues. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
With Paper Source now closed inside Maman, where are people buying greeting cards/wrapping paper locally? (I want to avoid Hobby... — Sara / Seen & Heard: Maman is back open
I prefer the stickers to homeless, junkies, and excrement from dogs or humans. Focus on what matters maybe? — Thomas / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
Agreed about the sidewalk stickers, along with the painted on / sprayed on sidewalk ads and "clever" saying. Also, what... — Marcus / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
Those sidewalk stickers are a new out of home ad treatment; they are everywhere, they are hideous and yes, they... — nichole / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
I love this interview. What that NC senatorial candidate said about Morris -- that he captured her voice uniquely well... — Komanoff / TCQ&A: Morris Katz
a reminder to parents and care givers: Duane Park Patisserie gives homemade treats to trick or treaters from toddlers through... — madeline c lanciani / Halloween in Washington Market Park — and more to come