I wandered over to the Seaport yesterday afternoon to see how it was doing. Can you believe it has been six months since Sandy? And three months since the Three Months Later post?

The good news is that some businesses are open, and while half of the charming Upper Seaport block of Front Street is fenced off—so reconstruction on the buildings on either side could happen more easily—the workers said that in a month and half, the block would be back in business. (Five tenants on that block recently signed new leases, and New Amsterdam Market should announce its opening date soon.) The Peck Slip reconstruction project, however, will continue for a while, and it’s a monster.

Please do go support the Seaport! It may still be chewed up, but many of the businesses that make it special are back. When I was there, I bought a wonderful letterpress graduation card at Bowne & Co. on Water Street, and a bottle of Hendrick’s gin at Pasanella & Son on South Street. If I hadn’t already gorged on a milkshake earlier in the day, I would’ve popped in for a treat at Made Fresh Daily.

I took photos of everything that was open, as well as (further down the post) what was either yet to reopen or never would. Normally I’d clean up the images a bit, but there are too many.

Open:

Note: That last photo is of Acqua—there was no way to get the whole name without photographing people dining outside—and Cowgirl Sea-Horse is open, even though the sidewalk construction makes it look otherwise.

Now, here’s what’s closed, temporarily or forever. Some storefronts were unreachable, so those aren’t included, and as it got mallier, I didn’t worry so much about being comprehensive.

That last photo—of the old Carmine’s space—certainly implies that work is occurring on VBar.