WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE THIS FALL
Local schools are all going at least half remote — and BMCC is fully remote — meaning our streets will be a lot quieter this fall.

SEEN & HEARD
Lines out the door…for good and bad reasons. Century 21’s liquidation sale is drawing lines down the block, as is minigolf at Pier 25. K&M moves to BK; construction halted at 86 Warren.

WHAT PLAY LOOKS LIKE ON THE FIELDS
Despite a delayed school opening and what seems like quiet streets, Downtown Soccer League once again has a waitlist, with 1,600 players on 134 teams.

ANALYZING RENTS WITH A PANDEMIC LENS
Rents across Manhattan have dropped with increased vacancies, but continue to rise as they have for a couple decades in the neighborhoods hardest hit by the virus.

LATELY, AT THE GALLERIES
The Tribeca galleries are now launching new shows and continue to have open hours, albeit limited and with limits on the number of visitors.

IN THE NEWS
The Mets honor downtown heroes. Plus the W Hotel downtown will close permanently; the Gap building at risk of foreclosure; a dinner for $20k.

THE YEAR (SO FAR) IN PICTURES
A picture is worth a thousand words, sure, but these can also be summed up in a few choice ones that reflect 2020 to date.

LOOKING BACK TO TRIBECA IN THE ’40S
An enthusiastic New Yorker and software engineer has put all the Municipal Archives’ photos from 1940 on an interactive map.