I.M. Pei’s Silver Towers Indeed Landmarked
This is a setback for NYU, which wanted to build more towers in the area — but it isn't a complete block.
Posted 11/18/08 in Daily Intel
Neighborhood Watch
NYU’s Pei-Designed Silver Towers Probably to Get Landmark Status Today
But will that keep NYU from building new high-rises there?
Posted 08/01/08 in Daily Intel
Neighborhood Watch
The Montauk Monster Has Competition. Sort Of.
There is a colorful beast of some sort climbing out of the East River. Plus, Harlem's eye-straining new condo, Chinatown's intra-hood Olympics smackdown, and the big-cabbage guy of Staten Island. In our Freedom Friday edition of the daily boroughs report!
Posted 07/21/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
Cataloguing Midtown’s Meat-Over-Rice Carts; You Can Dance If Want to in Chinatown
Red Hook still waiting for coal-oven pizza while Park Slope gets another burger joint, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 07/17/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
Alto Given ‘Wine Spectator’ Grand Award; Pig Roast in the ‘Burg on Sunday
Breads like (an Indian) mom used to make might come to Elettaria, and where that cheese smell is coming from, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 07/17/08 in Grub Street
NewsFeed
Tapas Week: Xicala Beautifies; Bar Carrera Will Open in the Village
Xicala is making the best of being next to a construction scene.
Posted 07/11/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
New York School Coming to East Village; Financial District Giddy Over Fresco to Go
One more reason to wish you could get into NYU's Chick-fil-A, and the nice food coming to Harlem, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 07/09/08 in Daily Intel
In Other News
Bloggers Quick to Disprove Rite Aid Anti-Gay Policy
A sign went up in a West Village pharmacy telling patrons not to act gay while in the store. But the convenience chain says it had nothing to do with it!
Posted 07/09/08 in Grub Street
Openings
Eskimix: Would You Like Your Fro-Yo With Barley Juice?
The latest fro-yo stand lets you choose between sweet and tart. And you can add protein boosters, too!
Posted 07/07/08 in Daily Intel
Neighborhood Watch
‘Ugly Betty’ Watch Begins!
America and friends come to Dumbo, Betsey Johnson sells her Village penthouse and moves uptown, and the hipsters still haven't taken over the Giglio Feast in W'burg. That and more in our daily boroughs report!
Posted 06/27/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
Merkato 55 Has a Notable Fan; Get a Look at Artichoke Pizza’s Crab-Dip Slice
Mimi Sheraton likes Merkato 55, and a self-proclaimed Danny Meyer veteran has opened a restaurant in Cobble Hill, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 06/25/08 in Daily Intel
Neighborhood Watch
Ikea Buses in Brooklyn: The Battle Is on the Streets and on the Blogs
That story, plus Oprah's bounty in Harlem, shopping-mall smackdown in the Bronx, and a strange beep coming from the South Slope in today's neighborhood notes.
Posted 06/19/08 in Daily Intel
Party Lines
Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker: Enablers?
They're both still smokers. Did you know that? We didn't. And they've already piqued the interest of their 5-year-old son, James Wilkie.
Posted 06/19/08 in Grub Street
Trimmings
WTF: The Steamy Paintings at El Cantinero
The second exhibit in our Museum of WTF Restaurant Art is on loan from a Mexican restaurant known for its all-you-can-eat special.
Posted 06/19/08 in Daily Intel
In Other News
The Mayors of West 11th Street and Gramercy Park: A Tale of the Tape
They both hail from tony Manhattan neighborhoods. But in philosophy, they seem to be quite opposite.
Posted 06/18/08 in Daily Intel
Developing
Chuck Prince Can't Get Out of the Greenwich Ghetto
The former Citigroup CEO cannot unload his multi-million-dollar mansion. Must be the economy!
Posted 06/09/08 in Grub Street
Neighborhood Watch
Harvard Grad Couldn’t Find His Way Out of a Bar With a Key; First Impressions of Sheridan Square
What Bruni thinks of the Beard results and why you might consider spending $12 for a forty, in today's neighborhood food news.
Posted 06/06/08 in Grub Street
NewsFeed
Meltdown at Yolato’s Greenwich Village Location
Just a couple weeks after a press release bragged that Yolato was planning to overtake Pinkberry and Red Mango by installing express locations all around town, the Greenwich Village store is apparently kaput.
Posted 06/06/08 in Daily Intel
Neighborhood Watch
The Long Arm of the Law Even Reaches Into Subway Bathrooms
Getting all colonial in Union Square, watching crabs rut in Marine Park, letting go of fancy F-train plans in the Slope, and busting the gays in Forest Hills. All that and more in our week's-end boroughs report.
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