Newsletter: June 6

THE GOVERNOR CANCELS CONGESTION PRICING
How? Why? And what the heck? Kathy Hochul scuttled the congestion pricing plan yesterday just 25 days before it was set to start — and two years after planning began.

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109 WEST BROADWAY MURALS COULD BE PAINTED OVER
A proposal to add new advertising murals to the side of the historic building on the corner of Reade and West Broadway will be considered by Landmarks today.

SEEN & HEARD
Élan Flowers hosts a grand opening celebration. Plus Tai Chi Tuesdays for adults; Ladybug Day for kids in Washington Market Park; and Ritual Dental is open.

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WORK TO START ON CAPSOUTO PARK FOUNTAIN
The centerpiece of the park, the fountain, which was designed by Soho artist Elyn Zimmerman, has not worked for several years and is now getting rehabbed by the Parks Department.

SEEN & HEARD
“Macbeth” at The Battery. Plus, No smoking, No littering, No Trump on the subways; The Battery Gala is next week; The Happening is Sunday.

IN THE NEWS
When Tribeca had horses. Plus teaching craft at NYAA; 70 Broad files for bankruptcy; a new gallery for 52 White.

COMMUNITY BOARD 1 AGENDAS FOR JUNE
Updates on congestion pricing, the resiliency projects in Battery Park City, and the City of Yes.

TRUMP VAN ENDS ITS TOUR WITH A CRASH ON S.I.
The van that was positioned in front of Whole Foods crashed on Sunday, injuring its owners and mowing down signs on a street corner.

 

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