January 2012
7 posts
6 tags
A Pastry Lover’s Dream Come True
Macaroons, Tarts and Éclairs – Oh My!
Mad about macaroons? We are, and we particularly love François Payard Bakery’s (FPB), which we guarantee will have you licking your fingers before you get out the door.
A third generation French pastry chef and cookbook author, François Payard dreamed of opening a restaurant even as a teenager. After a successful 12-year run, his first eatery,...
3 tags
FiDi Welcomes 121 Fulton Street to the...
New to the neighborhood, 121 Fulton Street made its Financial District debut in the fall of 2011. Recognized as the area’s first gastropub, 121 Fulton is equal parts sports bar, upscale lounge and steak house – a modern eatery with a nod to the past.
“We wanted to do something here that really reflected the history of the downtown Manhattan area and the hustle and bustle of the turn...
5 tags
Floral Shops of the Financial District
John Street Florist and Flowers of the World are two neighborhood shops that you might say are, well, firmly planted here in the ever-changing Financial District.
Originally opened by father-nephew duo Dimetrius Boutis and Chris Tsatsaris more than 30 years ago, John Street Florist has become a beloved landmark on Wall Street. The business has since been passed down to Boutis’ son John, who, with...
1 tag
The Emergence of a More Livable Lower Manhattan
Who Wouldn’t Want to Occupy It?
Never mind the construction, the human megaphones, and the tourists: A more livable lower Manhattan is emerging.
The world’s eyeballs were glued to Lower Manhattan twice in 2011, first with the unveiling of the World Trade Center Memorial and then with Occupy Wall Street. Outside of New York, the area’s Q rating has never been higher. Inside, the story’s the same,...
4 tags
Danny Meyer's opens North End Grill in Battery...
We know where we are going to lunch this week…
Danny Meyer’s newest restaurant, North End Grill, is now open and bringing Battery Park City a menu that showcases a section entirely devoted to, what else, the egg! The menu also lists over 100 varieties of Scotch, stunning views and Top Chef Master alumni Chef Floyd Cardoz. Sounds perfect to us!
[image 1,...
4 tags
Neighborhood Pick - Delmonico's Restaurant
What better way to escape the hustle and bustle of New York than going back in time more than a hundred years? Indeed, go back to an age when your iPhone wasn’t always buzzing with phone calls and text messages and you did not turn to Facebook to see what your friends were up to. The journey there may be easier than you think. Simply take a step into Delmonico’s, the famed fine-dining...
4 tags
Recycle your trees, recycle your unwanted goods
The Alliance for Downtown New York will host a MulchFest and Electronic Waste Recycling Event to help New Yorkers avoid a post-holiday headache by collecting holiday trees and unwanted electronic goods on Saturday, January 7, 2012.
The event – run in conjunction with the New York City Departments of Parks and Recreation and Sanitation and the Lower East Side Ecology Center - will take place at...
