OYSTERS WILL SAVE NEW YORK
The Times (in a story from a while back that I still wanted to save here) has a short photo essay on the oysters that have been installed in the river north of Pier 26 in Hudson River Park. “Hudson River Park’s 35 million oysters are not to be eaten. When they filter the water, they absorb pollutants. The initiative is part of the Billion Oyster Project, which aims to seed a billion bivalves in New York City’s waterways by 2035.”

MORE ON THE SAGA BEHIND 137 FRANKLIN
There’s more to the depressing story of the suicide of local developer Brandon Miller: The Real Deal reports that the lender who financed 137 Franklin produced a confession of judgment signed by Miller’s wife in New York State Supreme Court on Thursday — a document that requires the debtor to accept liability for a default in advance. The Times had reported that she knew nothing of the family’s debt.

KOSHER COOKING DOWNTOWN
The Broadsheet featured the chef David Teyf, whose Greenwich & Delancey deli is certified kosher and whose mission is to counter the stereotype of kosher food. He has also been the chef at Lox, the restaurant at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, since 2016. “We are using the kosher legacy to create something entirely new for people who care deeply about food,” he told the Broadsheet. “Our customers are not just diners who keep kosher, but also people who want to experience something unique. In both groups, almost nobody has tasted this cuisine before.”

PROS HOGGING TENNIS COURTS
Another old one, but one I wanted to run here: The Post had a story on the pros who are hogging the courts at Hudson River Park by saving places in the FCFS system. This plays out in Washington Market Park too. In short, people are not allowed to run their business out of public spaces.