Plus: Congestion pricing scratched for fees on taxi and livery car rides; "meat speakeasy" opening forecast; city studying the Governors Island gondola again; Water 4 Dogs to the rescue.
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
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Lynda I signed up for the 5/17 class. I'll see you then!!! — HB / Massive underground spa and meditation space coming to Broadway and White