Newsletter: September 14

9/11, THE VIRUS, MY DAD AND HIS LEGACY
Andreas Koutsoudakis Jr. reflects on his father’s experience at Gee Whiz after 9/11 and his own now, picking up the pieces at Tribeca’s Kitchen after heartbreaking tragedy.

Dance with DDF this fall – IN PERSON & VIRTUAL!
Join Downtown Dance Factory this fall – in the studio or on Zoom – for a full schedule of our acclaimed dance classes! With strict safety guidelines in place, DDF is running classes for kids 18 months to 18 years in jazz, hip hop, lyrical, tap, breaking and theater dance. Looking for more flexibility? Ask about our pods – classes designed by YOU with the dancers, the dance style and the time that YOU select. Semester begins soon. Register now! / Sponsored

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CENTURY 21 WILL CLOSE ALL STORES
The store was founded here in 1961 and became not just a neighborhood institution but a tourist destination and a 9/11 survival story.

LIGHTS SHINE AND MUSEUM OPENS
After much debate, the Tribute in Light will shine today. The memorial museum will open to the public on Saturday, and a filmmaker transposes images of today’s streets with scenes from 2001.

THE ART OF QUARANTINE
Claudine Williams shoots a quarantine still life; Ford Crull takes his brush to the Dark Horse; Tribeca Language has reopened; Downtown Alliance offers help for storefronts.

SEEN & HEARD
News from Fidi: Dance photog Jordan Matter charges the bull; Nobu lights up Broadway; Eataly opens on Cortlandt Way; cutting it out at a construction site.

FIELD TRIP: THE SEAPORT
This is not exactly a new discovery for TC readers, but if you haven’t wandered over since early March, there’s lots to see and a bit to do, especially while the weather’s good.

WHERE IN TRIBECA?
Where is this (tails up – yipes) embedded nickel with its drawing of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home in Virginia.

 

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