PETCO UNLEASHED IS CLOSING FOR GOOD
The store opened a decade ago, in November 2010, and will close for good on May 17 with little explanation from corporate.

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SHOP LOCAL FOR MOTHER’S DAY!
Many of the neighborhood’s retailers have online options, so send some love and support to two of your favorite things: Mom and Tribeca’s unique shops. Life just isn’t the same without either one of them in our lives.

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LOCAL BUSINESS UPDATE: BABESTA
Babesta, the gear store for city kids on Warren and at Brookfield, is trying to offer the same service and expertise online using the tech tools of the pandemic.

COVID-19: THE MONTH IN PICTURES
The neighborhood has never looked quite like this before, and it’s most apparent at night. But even daytime has visual clues of our new, interior lives.

NEW APP ON THE BLOCK: WHATTOORDER
A local resident has launched an app that allows diners to search for any menu item at any restaurant in the city — but while restaurants are paused, it will also show you what’s open now.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: ESSENTIAL OR NOT?
The hotels under construction at 86 Warren and 456 Greenwich cannot continue work, despite some action on Warren Street last week.

TRADER JOE’S CLOSES FOR CLEANING AGAIN
The store reports that it is doing additional cleaning and will reopen April 29.

IN THE NEWS: MORE CHANGES FOR 11 HUBERT
The plans to make the corner of Hubert and Collister into the biggest single-family home in Manhattan are on their third iteration in four years.

GRANTS FOR ESSENTIAL STOREFRONT BUSINESSES
The Downtown Alliance is offering $10,000 grants for businesses below Murray that are currently operating as “essential” and have fewer than five outlets around the city.