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Blu Dot SoHo

Blu Dot

140 Wooster Street (Wooster & Prince)
(212) 780-9058
www.bludot.com

Born in 1997, the team behind design studio Blu Dot aim to bring good, and affordable, furniture to as many people as possible. This raison d’etre came about after finishing college and trying... Read More

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Serai at Rubin Museum of Art

150 W. 17th St. (17th between 6th and 7th Avenues)
212.620.5000
www.rmanyc.org/serai

Normally, tasting Tibetan momos requires a trip to far-out Queens. But the posticker-like dumplings are served here (with chicken or edamame filling) to complement the Rubin’s Himalayan art... Read More

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Recess Activities

41 Grand St. New York, NY (Thompson St. & W Broadway)
646.863.3765
www.recessart.org

Like the many hours of dodgeball, four square and red rover we dedicated in our childhood schoolyards, recess activities offers street-level grounds for a new kind of playing around. Created for... Read More

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Team Gallery

47 Wooster St., New York, NY (Broome St. & W Broadway)
212.279.9219
www.teamgal.com

José Freire relocated his gallery from an überhip Chelsea address to this high-ceilinged space in 2006, confirming that downtown is once again the place to be. He did well – the gallery has... Read More

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Cheim & Read

547 West 25th St., New York, NY (Tenth and Eleventh Aves.)
212.242.7727
www.cheimread.com

Founded in 1997 by co-owners John Cheim & Howard Read from the Robert Miller Gallery, this prestigious Chelsea hallmark has had two homes in the art-centric neighborhood. With humble roots as a... Read More

APF Lab NYC Art Gallery | 15 Wooster St. New York, NY

APF Lab

15 Wooster St (Canal & Grand)
212.966.0193
www.artproductionfund.com

When the luxury building Soho Mews donated a storefront space to The Art Production Fund for a five-year period, the group’s innovative juices began to flow.  The result?  APF Lab, a space... Read More