FOLLOWING THE MONEY IN THE CITY COUNCIL RACE
Of the four candidates for the local seat, only one is not participating in the city’s matching funds program.

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FLORAL STUDIO TAKES BUILDING ON VESTRY
Fox Fodder Flowers has moved its studio and offices from Williamsburg to Vestry; a retail shop may be in the future. (They used to be on Canal.)

WASHINGTON MARKET PARK IS CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS
The park will get a new perimeter pathway, cleared drains on the lawn and new benches. The basketball and tennis courts remain open.

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ART IN TRIBECA: HAPPY TO SEE YOU!
Longtime Battery Park City resident and artist Marya Triandafellos created colorful panels to adorn the fence at Washington Market Park during construction.

SEEN & HEARD
Polishing a landmark. Plus a kabuki concertmaster at Ippodo Gallery; Dan Goldman holds a virtual town hall tonight; Church Street School’s block party is this weekend.

DINE AROUND DOWNTOWN IS NEXT WEEK
This year’s weekday food festival, hosted by the Downtown Alliance since 1997, features 48 restaurants — the biggest yet.

SEEN & HEARD
Bar is back on Barclay. Plus The Queer Show at Hal Bromm Gallery; a soft open at Olive’s; Shakespeare Downtown presents free Tennessee Williams.

BROOKS BROTHERS OPENS NEW FLAGSHIP IN FIDI
The store, which was founded on Catherine and Cherry in 1818 in what is now Two Bridges, has not had a downtown presence since 2018.