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Williamsburg

March 28, 2013

Rompers and Crop Tops: Shopping for Spring in Williamsburg and Greenpoint

Williamsburg has gone from grungy to a grown-up's shopping paradise.

Greenpoint

March 07, 2013

Man Who Lives in Truck Fights Plan to Turn Neighboring Lot into Garden

A Greenpoint resident who lives in a pick-up truck with his cats is fighting a community garden.

TriBeCa

May 24, 2012

VIP Rooms in TriBeCa Bathhouse to Offer Champagne-Filled Tubs

Aire Ancient Baths at 88 Franklin St. offers six pools, massages, a steam room and aromatherapy.

Greenpoint

May 22, 2012

Artist Colony Grows in Greenpoint

A group of 15 artists, mostly former New York Academy of Art students, opened their studio in Greenpoint.

Downtown

April 20, 2012

New Portrait Series Puts Focus on Emerging 'ChiBeCa' Neighborhood

"The ChiBeCa" project runs through April 30, 2012 at Frontrunner Gallery on Franklin Street.

Downtown

December 21, 2011

Sexy Photography Studio Steams Up TriBeCa

French Kiss Boudoir Photography is opening at 85 Franklin St. in January.

Downtown

November 22, 2011

Kutsher's Tribeca Puts Modern Twist on Jewish Classics

The new Jewish-American restaurant Kutsher's Tribeca opened on Franklin St. and serves modern twists on classic dishes. 

Midtown

September 18, 2011

Strauss-Kahn Says Encounter with Maid 'Moral Weakness'

Dominique Strauss-Kahn called his encounter with a maid in a Midtown Hotel was a moment of "moral weakness," according to a report.

Downtown

September 04, 2011

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Leaves Tribeca, May Be Headed to France

Former IMF Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn left his Tribeca apartment Saturday and may be heading to France, a report said.

Downtown

September 04, 2011

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Arrives in France to Cheers

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrived in France on Sept. 4, 2011, four months after he was accused of sexually assaulting hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo.

Downtown

May 15, 2011

New Twists on Korean and Jewish Food on Menu for TriBeCa

Jung Sik Dang and Kutsher's Tribeca are both slated to open later this year.

Downtown

May 12, 2011

Popular Barcelona Bathhouse Coming to TriBeCa This Fall

Ancient Baths at 86-88 Franklin St. will open around the end of September.

Downtown

April 29, 2011

Broadway Reopens After TriBeCa Building Scare

A section of Broadway in TriBeCa was closed Friday as investigators responded to a "structural issue" at 372 Broadway.

Downtown

April 19, 2011

Building Once Dubbed 'Too Modern' for TriBeCa is Approved

The new five-story building at 187 Franklin St. has a curvy facade that was once viewed as looking out of place

Downtown

February 07, 2011

Water Main Construction Starts on Franklin Street

The city will begin tearing up Franklin Street between Greenwich and Hudson streets this week.