In major neighborhood shopping news, Zara has signed a 30,000-square-foot lease at 222 Broadway, across the street from St. Paul’s Chapel and the new Fulton Transit Center. It is expected to open in late 2014 or early 2015.
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Recent News about The Lara and Surrounding Neighborhood
Free Wi-Fi came to parts of the Financial District on Dec. 23 on the”#DwtwnAllianceFreeWifi” network as the first phase of the Lower Manhattan Wi-Fi expansion, eventually expected to cover Water Street between Whitehall and Fulton Streets as well as side streets and all of Downtown’s East River waterfront and piers.
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Once upon a time, shopping in Lower Manhattan was almost synonymous with the always-packed bargain hunters’ mecca of Century 21.
But, like almost everything Downtown, the retail landscape is changing fast.
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A new sandwich shop on Nassau Street is bringing the flavors of an authentic Italian salumeria, or deli, to the Financial District.
“These are the kind of sandwiches we grew up eating in Italy,” said Antonella Nazzaro, 33, who co-owns the recently opened Pisillo Italian Panini with her husband, Carmelo, 40.
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The World Trade Center’s best-kept secret has finally come to light.
An architectural rendering of the proposed park, next to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. Some details may change.
It is an elevated park, slightly larger than an acre and 25 feet above Liberty Street, that will command a panoramic view of the National September 11 Memorial when it opens to the public, probably in 2015.
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Brookfield Office Properties Inc. announced that the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE), New York City’s largest center for culinary learning, will relocate to Brookfield Place (225 Liberty St.) in downtown Manhattan in 2014.
ICE will occupy 71,000 s/f at Brookfield Place, which is in the midst of a $250-million renovation and re-positioning.
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