POPUP BAGELS COMING THIS SUMMER
Popup Bagels, which has taken the tiny space at 315 Greenwich and Reade, says they will open this June or July. The company was founded in Adam Goldberg’s kitchen — he created a backyard pickup window to share a newly created bagel recipe with friends — and now has four locations in the city, five in Connecticut, and seasonal locations in East Hampton, Palm Beach and Wellesley.

ALLIANCE OFFERS ART TO CONSTRUCTION SITES
The Downtown Alliance has engaged with the arts non-profit ArtBridge to allow property owners in their district (south of Murray) to add art to sidewalk sheds and construction fences. Of course, better that the sidewalk sheds and construction fences come down altogether, but this is something of a BandAid. Property owners can choose from six Lower Manhattan-focused artworks or use their own custom artwork. ArtBridge will provide project management services including installation and permitting. If only they could take on 45 Park Place…

PLAYGARDEN NOW HAS AN ALL-DAY PROGRAM
Playgarden Prep, which was founded here in 2007 on Franklin and now has two additional locations on the Upper East Side, just added an all-day preschool program that blends early childhood education with socialization and physical activity in enrichment classes such as STEM, movement, music, and more. The program is Monday to Friday, 9a to 3p. More info here.

SWIVEL GALLERY MOVES TO HUDSON SQUARE
Swivel Gallery, which was founded in 2021 by Graham Wilson in the Restoration Tabernacle, turning it into an incubator for emerging artists, has taken a space at 555 Greenwich in Hudson Square. The gallery’s focus is to showcase a range of work from all over the world that deal with some of the most pressing themes of the current generation.