2021 SHOP-LOCAL GIFT GUIDE: TEENS!
Only because they are the most difficult group to shop for am I adding this last post for the 2021 guide. Teens! You gotta love them. Especially if they’re yours. There are also guides for threads, home, jewelry, kids. the most unique gifts and good eats.

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THE ODEON AWNING LIFTS OFF IN THE WIND
By some sort of miracle, no one was injured when the plexiglass walls collapsed and the awning lifted off and landed upside down on West Broadway.

GOVERNORS ISLAND WILL OPEN A WINTER VILLAGE
Starting Dec. 17, the island will host a skating rink, fire pits, holiday lights and even sled rentals on weekends and Fridays.

THE OWNER OF TOKYO BAY IS INSTALLED ON MOTT
Chef Billy Liu has opened Domo Sushi just north of Canal and is serving his old specialties plus an omakase menu at a three-seat bar.

IN THE NEWS
Celebrating Sylvia Weinstock. Plus One World Trade is refinanced; the right to bear arms in the neighborhood; a big sale at 443 Greenwich.

SEEN & HEARD
Biden at the bus stop. Plus two notable closings; and a Christmas themed adventure on Broadway.

NEW DOC ON THE BLOCK: TRIBECA AETHETICS
Battery Park City resident, CB1 member and plastic surgeon Jimmy Sung has moved his practice from Fidi to a storefront on Laight.

SEEN & HEARD
Sing in Bogardus. Plus 66 Leonard’s new tenant will open in the new year; Sant Ambroeus adds huts on the highway; HSBC will be Citizens soon.