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		<title>Advocates mark another big step towards the High Line&#8217;s preservation at the rail yards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2010/01/28/advocates-mark-another-big-step-towards-the-high-lines-preservation-at-the-rail-yards/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Wired&#8221; Pop-Up store now open</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8217;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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2009/11/23/wired-pop-up-store-now-open/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s happening at 21 Ninth Avenue?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a Work Permit posted on the door at 21 Ninth Avenue which states &#8220;Structural New Foundation Work&#8221; being done. I wonder if we may be getting a new tenant soon.
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		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2009/11/19/whats-happening-at-21-ninth-avenue/</link>
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		<title>Major Milestone for the High Line&#8217;s Preservation at the Rail Yards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Department of City Planning announces move toward City ownership of the High Line north of 30th Street.
&#8220;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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2009/10/19/major-milestone-for-the-high-lines-preservation-at-the-rail-yards/</link>
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		<title>So who wants to rent out the former Hog Pit?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I thought Ralphy was coming in.  Anybody have any leads on a new tenent?
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		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2009/03/18/so-who-wants-to-rent-out-the-former-hog-pit/</link>
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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wishing you all a very Happy New Year 2009 from all of us at MeatpackingDistrict.com.
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		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2008/12/29/happy-new-year/</link>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving to all of our loyal readers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So sorry but I&#8217;ve been very busy with other work and have not kept the site as current as I&#8217;d like to. I hope to get back up to speed really soon. If you have any ideas or comments or would like to advertise, please write to me at bobby@meatpackingdistrict.com.  Thank you, Bobby.
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		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2008/11/23/happy-thanksgiving-to-all-of-our-loyal-readers/</link>
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		<title>Free &#8220;Hair&#8221; mini-concert on Gansevoort St. July 9</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Wednesday, July 9, at 7:30, the cast from the Public Theater&#8217;s Shakespeare in the Park production of &#8220;Hair&#8221; will perform numbers from the original musical. The show is free and it will be on Gansevoort St. between Hudson and Greenwich Streets.
The entire cast will be on hand to perform the 45 minute show. Set [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2008/07/06/free-hair-mini-concert-on-gansevoort-st-july-9/</link>
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		<title>There&#8217;s a new club in town &#8211; or under it</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bijoux, located under 55 Gansevoort Street, has just had a quiet no-press opening. KyKy and Unik had leaked plans of a larger three-part party place but only opened this subterranean den so far. It has low ceilings and plays Euro dance music. Open Wed-Sun currently. Bottle service is available.
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		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2008/07/01/theres-a-new-club-in-town-or-under-it/</link>
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		<title>Scarpetta is now OPEN</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scarpetta, located at 355 West 14th Street, is now open for business. Scott Conant, one of the city’s top Italian chefs, is the Chef and owner. The place is conceived as seasonal Italian and will feature the kind of elegant, yet elemental and assertive food Conant is known for, such as imported ricotta raviolini with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2008/05/14/scarpetta-is-now-open-2/</link>
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		<title>Florent is actually F orent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Florent&#8217;s window now has a different kind of &#8220;For Rent&#8221; sign in it. Check out this picture I took today. Word is that Ralph Lauren is looking at the space. We will miss you Florent!
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		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2008/05/10/florent-is-actually-fo-rent/</link>
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		<title>Saturday Brunch at Bagatelle&#8217;s is wild and crazy!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just stopped by Bagatelle&#8217;s to have a look inside and guess what I found? Their Saturday brunch is like a dance club. They have a live DJ spinning A-list music and the girls were going wild, dancing on top of the furniture while patrons casually ate their brunch nearby. If you want to have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2008/05/10/saturday-brunch-at-bagatelles-is-wild-and-crazy/</link>
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		<title>New traffic patterns deployed in The District. Watch out for the new night time parking regulations on Gansevoort and Little West 12th Streets.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Meatpacking District has a new set of car traffic patterns designed to protect pedestrians and initiate a better flow of car and pedestrian traffic. Along with the new traffic patterns are new parking regulations as well. The new signs posted on Gansevoort  and Little West 12th Streets have added the following restriction, &#8220;No Standing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2008/04/28/new-traffic-patterns-in-place-in-the-district-as-of-april-12th/</link>
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		<title>New traffic pattern for cars and pedestrians</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m heading up to The District today to take some pictures of all of the new car lanes that have been rearranged and new parking regulation signs that apparently many drivers didn&#8217;t see last night. The fine is typically $115. It&#8217;s really getting hard to bring your car here but I guess this is all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2008/04/27/new-traffic-direction-for-cars-and-pedestrians-and-watch-out-for-those-new-parking-regulations/</link>
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		<title>The Hog Pit going pork belly up. Landlord to triple rent next January</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hog Pit has confirmed it will be closing for good next January. Nine months is pretty long notice, but the owners want to give everyone fair warning so you all have time to plan your final events. In an email from owner Felisa Dell, she says, &#8220;I would like people to know that the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2008/04/07/the-hog-pit-going-pork-belly-up-landlord-to-triple-rent-next-january/</link>
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		<title>End of June for Florent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When we called Florent tonight, March 31st, an employee who answered the phone told us that the last night that they will be open will &#8220;probably be the end of June.&#8221;
According to the Villager’s resident news-cat Scoopy, restauranteur Florent Morellet is not looking for another space, but is excited to pursue other projects, including writing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2008/04/01/end-of-june-for-florent/</link>
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		<title>Scott Conant is back with Scarpetta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scott Conant is back. One of the city’s top Italian chefs, Conant last year gave up both of his restaurants, L’Impero and Alto, to pursue a mystery project. He will be the Chef-owner of Scarpetta, which will open in the Meatpacking District this spring at 355 West 14th Street. The place is conceived as seasonal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2008/03/11/scott-conant-is-back-with-scarpetta-2/</link>
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		<title>South Beach coming to the Meatpacking District</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As reported in New York magazine&#8217;s Grub Street column, &#8220;We had heard that New York was to have its own version of the South Beach Wine &#38; Food Festival (minus the sunshine, ocean, flowing sea breeze, and so on, of course). But only in paging through the Sunday Times at Jerry&#8217;s Deli on Collins Avenue [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2008/02/25/south-beach-coming-to-the-meatpacking-district/</link>
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		<title>Florent: Space available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It finally looks like the granddaddy of the Meatpacking District, and the man partly responsible for having the entire Meatpacking District designated a Historic District, will be forced out of his place of business at 69 Gansevoort Street after 23 years. It&#8217;s not 100% certain that Mr. Florent Morellet, a 54 year old native of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2008/02/15/florent-space-available/</link>
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		<title>Merkato 55</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Merkato 55 is open for business. Marcus Samuelsson&#8217;s African themed restaurant on Gansevoort Street has finally opened to the public. I stopped in the other day to take a look at the interior and was pleasantly surprised. Menno Schmitz, the Dutch architect who designed the restaurant, did a wonderful job. The place was very busy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.meatpackingdistrict.com/2008/02/11/merkato-55/</link>
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