THE LATEST FOR 415 BROADWAY?
The quirky department store is out at the National City Bank building at 415 Broadway and Canal; a fitness place may be in? The window facing Broadway now has a sign for Shock Therapy, which has clients workout with Electro Muscle Stimulation (EMS) suits — similar to Nova Fitness on Leonard. The company was founded in 2018 by a Turkish psychologist and it has another location on the Upper East Side.

137 VARICK IS GONE
T. sent this cool but sad animated photo of 137 Varick – the former Scott Jordan showroom – coming down floor by floor to make way for Disney’s new headquarters at Spring and Vandam. He took it from the 11th Floor of 155 6th Ave. I couldn’t run since the file is too big, but you can see here what “progress” looks like in the before and after.

PAINTING CHAMBERS STREET IN THE CHILL
Lucky they were using oils. These two guys were out this past weekend in the below-freezing temps, capturing a slice of Chambers.

MULCH YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE
The Department of Sanitation will pick up trees curbside for mulching between Jan. 6 and 17. No plastic bags (I have never understood why people buy a massive piece of plastic to wrap a tree in just so it can sit on the sidewalk.) NYC Parks will also host its annual Mulchfest through Jan. 11; the only location downtown is Bowling Green.