NEIGHBORS STILL FIGHTING CITI BIKE ON DUANE
The city just announced that indoor dining can resume on Sept. 30 at 25 percent. But still, restaurants need every bit of help they can get after six months of losses.

Dance with DDF this fall – IN PERSON & VIRTUAL!
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 AN EFFORT TO HAVE ART HELP LOCAL RESTAURANTS
A neighbor with roots in the restaurant biz is seeking local artists to bring some of the neighborhood’s curbside restaurant structures a little more color and, he hopes, foot traffic.

SEVERAL CAR WINDSHIELDS SMASHED IN BPC
Two readers called today to report that a row of at least seven cars had been vandalized in the wee hours of the morning on North End Avenue. Parkers beware.

ELECTION 2020: HOW TO VOTE EARLY
Mark your calendar: we will have a week leading up to Election Day to cast a ballot in person on Houston; or register now for an absentee ballot.

WHERE ARE THE BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES?
“Would you consider compiling and posting a list of Black-owned businesses in lower Manhattan?” K. wrote. And I would, but so far have found no way to do it. Seeking readers’ help.

NOSY NEIGHBOR: WHO’S OPEN FOR BREAKFAST?
If you are up with the sun, you may have to pace a bit till most restaurants get moving these days.

DA CLAUDIO THWARTED AGAIN BY CITY BUREAUCRACY
Given a section of the street to use for its outside seating, the restaurant then learned they can only use that three nights a week. Why can’t the city figure this out?

SEEN & HEARD
Retailers at the Oculus are coming back, slowly; sketching the neighborhood; a ring found on Greenwich; good clean fun in the park.