#The best new NYC restaurants to try this fall

#The best new NYC restaurants to try this fall

“The best new NYC restaurants to try this fall” After navigating not one, but two highly unusual years, 2022 turned out to be a different kind of unexpected for New York’s dining scene, with restaurants thriving all over town while the city otherwise struggles to find its post-pandemic footing. Thus far, we’ve had some memorable…

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#One chef finds silver lining in COVID lockdown

#One chef finds silver lining in COVID lockdown

“#One chef finds silver lining in COVID lockdown” The pandemic has devastated the restaurant industry and the new Omicron wave continues to darken the picture, but there have been some bright spots for a lucky few. For Chef Franklin Becker, business is good – and the growth has been life-changing after the 52-year-old met his…

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#Seaport District now home to NYC’s best new restaurants

#Seaport District now home to NYC’s best new restaurants

“#Seaport District now home to NYC’s best new restaurants” From tourist trap to culinary nirvana. That’s been the long, strange trip of Pier 17 in the Seaport District, previously known as the South Street Seaport. Current Seaport owner the Howard Hughes Corp. lured marquee-name chefs — Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Andrew Carmellini and David Chang — and their arrival has…

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#Coinbase to create its first NYC office

#Coinbase to create its first NYC office

“#Coinbase to create its first NYC office” Coinbase, the San Francisco-based trading platform for bitcoin and other digital currencies, is setting up its first New York office, Realty Check has learned. The much-in-the-news startup, with a market valuation of $85.7 billion based on outstanding shares, went public via a highly anticipated direct listing in April…

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#South Street Seaport transformation continues with Carne Mare

#South Street Seaport transformation continues with Carne Mare

“#South Street Seaport transformation continues with Carne Mare” South Street Seaport’s effort to transform itself from a rowdy tourist destination to an actual hot spot will continue this month with the planned opening at Pier 17 of a new eatery by Michelin-rated chef Andrew Carmellini. The chef behind Locanda Verde in Robert de Niro’s Greenwich…

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#Landmarks panel mustn’t kill historic district’s lifeline

#Landmarks panel mustn’t kill historic district’s lifeline

“#Landmarks panel mustn’t kill historic district’s lifeline” “Without the museum, there is no historic district,” City Councilwoman Margaret Chin rightly told the Landmarks Preservation Commission in January in support of the plan to build at 250 Water Street in the South Street Seaport Historic District. The Howard Hughes Corp. would create a substantial endowment to…

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