AllSaints Spitalfields – 411 West 13th Street

ARHAUS – 410 West 13th Street

Lilla P – 420 West 14th Street

Levi’s – 414 West 14th Street

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Come on down and visit their new flagship store!

A day after Sylvie Cachay was found floating dead in the bathtub of her hotel room, her boyfriend, Nicholas Brooks, 24, was charged with second-degree attempted murder and second-degree strangulation. Ms. Cachay, 33, who had been a member of Soho House for about six years, was found with strangulation marks around her neck. An autopsy had not yet determined the cause of death because more tests needed to be conducted by the medical examiner’s office.

Just before 9 p.m. Friday, Nicholas Brooks emerged from the Sixth Precinct station house in Greenwich Village. He was handcuffed and escorted by detectives, who led him to a car.

A 33-year-old swimwear designer was found dead in the bathtub of her Soho House hotel room early Thursday and police were questioning her boyfriend in connection with her death, according to authorities. Sylvie Cachay, the designer of a brand of bikinis called Syla, was discovered in the bathtub of a room in Soho House, a law enforcement official familiar with the case said.

The discovery was made when the hotel staff was alerted by a guest that water was leaking from the ceiling at about 3 a.m., the official said. Upon entering the room, the night manager found her floating face-up in the bathtub with the water running and called police, the official said. Emergency medical technicians declared her dead at the scene at 3:34 a.m., police said. According to the official, hotel employees told detectives Ms. Cachay’s boyfriend was seen leaving the hotel at about 2 a.m. He returned at 5:30 a.m. and was taken to the 6th Precinct for questioning by police. He was identified as Nicholas Brooks, 24 years old. His father, Joseph Brooks, composed the song “You Light Up My Life”. He won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1977.

Video surveillance from the hotel showed Nicholas Brooks leaving the room several times. Between 1 a.m. and 1:45 a.m. he went to the rooftop restaurant to eat a steak, the official said. He finally left the building with his coat at about 2:15 a.m., the official said. When he returned, he told detectives he had gone out drinking and had left his girlfriend asleep in bed, the official said.

The law-enforcement official said Ms. Cachay appeared to have bruising around her neck, hemorrhaging around her eyes and an apparent bite mark to her right hand. Police said the medical examiners would determine the cause of death.

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Google Inc. has donated a $1 million gift to the Campaign for the High Line. This gift will support the High Line’s construction and its endowment for future park maintenance and operations—a sign of Google’s continued commitment to its New York City neighborhood.

Google first moved to the Meatpacking District in 2006, when it moved its New York office to 76 Ninth Avenue at West 15th Street. Since then, Google has expanded into Chelsea Market at 75 Ninth Avenue and now employs over 2,000 people at these locations. Google’s New York employees have become passionate about the High Line, and it was that passion that helped inspire the leadership at Google to step forward with this generous gift.

Thanks Google. Now how about placing an ad on my website!

The Meatpacking District would like to thank its South African guests of the past few days, Adam Waheed and Milliza le Grange, for their contribution to making this destination the exciting and vibrant place that it is. Wishing you a happy continuation to your travels and the neighborhood hopes to have you back again someday.

You’ve turned three today. That’s right folks, it’s been three years since the opening of this website and it’s been so much fun to watch it grow. This is the first web site I actually had built for me. It’s been a great learning experience and I have so much more to learn about development and I look forward to that. And like all children, there will be growing pains associated with the site. I’m currently searching for a development team to take this site to a higher level and to also build eastvillage.com and lowereastside.com for me.

I’m pretty certain that most of the business owners in the Meatpacking District are not even aware that I have been advertising their businesses for free for three years. Maybe if they knew they might even contribute to the site’s progress. If you get the chance, when you visit a business, tell the owner about the site and ask they why they don’t have any ads on here.

Thanks and have a great day!

Bobby Weiss

Takefumi Hori was born in 1978 in Tokyo, Japan. He exhibited and sold his artwork privately in Tokyo from 1996 to 2004. In 2004, he moved to New York where he has been selling his artworks through gallery exhibits and on the street. His artwork is all about the gold. You can find him on any given Sunday at the SE corner of Washington Street and 13th Street or by visiting his website www.takefumihori.com.

Ever since Mayor Bloomberg put a ban on street art in Union Square Park (about July 15, 2010), the displaced artists have had to find a new home, and they have, right here in the Meatpacking District. So as I was strolling about this fine Saturday afternoon, thankful to get a day below 90 degrees, I came across one Zane Fix. His art work immediately struck me as interesting, high quality and very professional.

After nearly a three year stint in Kyoto, Japan, Zane returned to New York City with the goal of showcasing his work as a New Age master of Woodblock prints, with his own special twist. I could go on and on but rather than that, take a look for yourself. You can find Zane streetside on the corner of Washington and West 13th Street or just visit his website below.

www.jappopart.com.

The City Council voted last week to unanimously approve the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) application for the High Line at the West Side Rail Yards. The vote means the application advances to the final step of the ULURP process: a review by Mayor Bloomberg.

This vote is a major milestone towards the full preservation and transformation of the High Line at the rail yards into continuous public open space. Once approved by the Mayor, it will allow the City of New York to move forward with acquisition of the High Line above 30th Street, including the 10th Avenue Spur.

By the end of the day on Wednesday, some restaurants will have a large letter in their window. This is the debut of a new system designed by city officials to rate the cleanliness of the city’s 24,000+ restaurants. The ratings will be either an A, B or C based on their cleanliness factor. The city’s 157 inspectors will be using wireless hand-held computers that will calculate the score.

Also starting Wednesday the city will offer a website where diners can go and see the rating of any restaurant in the city. The website can be found at www.nyc.gov/health/restaurants.

The new inspection rules will require restaurant owners to post placards displaying their A, B or C ratings. The placards are required to be posted on a front window, door or exterior wall within five feet of the main entrance and must be four to six feet high.

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Can someone please tell Ed Hardy that it’s spelled Meatpacking District and NOT Meat Packing District as they have incorrectly spelled it in their print ads that I have been seeing in the subway!

Department of City Planning kicks off public review process to authorize City acquisition of the
High Line’s remaining section.

Supporters of the High Line celebrated today as the Department of City Planning certified an
application to begin the public review process to allow the City acquire the final section of the
elevated structure. This announcement marks the beginning of the City’s Uniform Land Use
Review Procedure (ULURP), a seven-month process of community and government review. After
the ULURP is complete, the City will be authorized to move forward with acquisition of the historic
High Line structure as it runs the perimeter of the West Side Rail Yards.
The certification of this application, submitted by the Department of Parks & Recreation, is a
critical step by the Bloomberg administration toward the preservation of the historic High Line
structure, and the extension of the popular elevated park north of 30th Street.
Today’s announcement follows another major step for the High Line at the Rail Yards, taken in
December, 2009, when the City approved the Western Rail Yards Rezoning. The rezoning
contains requirements that the High Line west of 11th Avenue be used for public open space, as
well as stipulations for the ways in which future buildings can interact with the High Line. Taken
together, these two actions pave the way for integrating the historic structure into the future
development at the Rail Yards.
The non-profit Friends of the High Line has been advocating for full preservation of the historic
High Line structure north of 30th Street since the planning process for the redevelopment of this
site began several years ago. The group has worked along with the administration of Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg, the MTA and the Empire State Development Corporation, the state
agencies that own the underlying land, and The Related Companies, the site’s developer, to
ensure that the High Line is included in plans for the site.
The High Line south of 30th Street is already owned by the City of New York, and is under the
jurisdiction of the Department of Parks & Recreation. This section was donated by CSX
Transportation, Inc. in 2005, following a public review process similar to the one beginning today.
The southernmost part of the structure opened in June, 2009 as a public park.
Once the ULURP process is complete, the City will be authorized to acquire the High Line north
of 30th Street.
On receiving word of the announcement, Friends of the High Line’s Chairman John Alschuler
said, “We are extremely pleased that the City is taking this important first step towards ownership
of the High Line’s iconic Rail Yards section. Through continued community advocacy, and
continued collaboration with the City, the MTA, and the Related Companies, we are confident that
this historic structure will be transformed into a great public space to be treasured by generations
to come.”

Wired has opened their pop-up store on 13th Street. It will remain open until year end they tell us. Come on down and shop ’till you drop for your favorite gadgets, or some new ones that you have never seen before. We stopped to speak to Christopher Weiss, one of the Saturday shoppers. When asked what items he liked in the Wired store that day he replied, “My favorite is the Dyson bladeless fan. It’s quiet and child friendly.”

There is a Work Permit posted on the door at 21 Ninth Avenue which states “Structural New Foundation Work” being done. I wonder if we may be getting a new tenant soon.

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Department of City Planning announces move toward City ownership of the High Line north of 30th Street.

“Friends Of The High Line just received word of an exciting development at the West Side Rail Yards. The Department of City Planning has announced that the City will initiate the process to acquire the High Line above 30th Street. The City’s decision to acquire the High Line is a major step towards achieving our ultimate goals: full preservation of the historic structure north of 30th Street, including the 10th Avenue Spur, and completion of the High Line project all the way to 34th Street. To understand the importance of this advance, it’s helpful to remember that the City’s 2005 acquisition of the High Line south of 30th Street was a crucial step in the preservation of that section. Similarly, we expect the City’s acquisition of the rail yards section to lead ultimately to park construction on the northern end of the High Line.”

I thought Ralphy was coming in.  Anybody have any leads on a new tenant?

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year 2009 from all of us at MeatpackingDistrict.com.