BABYCOTTONS AND WILLOW & ZOEY ARE LEAVING
A JEWELER IS COMING IN
Shahla Karimi, an eponymous fine jewelry brand founded as a hobby on Etsy in 2008, has taken the prominent corner at West Broadway and Duane.

MAMDANI INAUGURATION WILL TAKE OVER BROADWAY
The seven-block block party will take place on Broadway from Liberty to Murray on New Year’s Day from 11a to 3p. The inauguration is at City Hall.

SNEAK PEEK: 14 WHITE
The new building at the corner with Sixth Avenue, under construction since 2022, will have seven units and retail on the ground floor.

THE IRISH PUNT IN FIDI CLOSES AFTER 31 YEARS
The pub closed last week after three decades at 40 Exchange Place. The 19th-century office building is being converted to residential.

ART AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER: WHISBE
The native New Yorker constructs monumental steel sculptures that recall childhood iconography. It’s up all year.

SEEN & HEARD
Take a stroll. Plus a great local window display; Rocket Club expands again; Oscar Smith has closed his gym; Duane Park seeking input for Groundhog Day party.

IN THE NEWS
A 70-year-old Fidi hardware store faces closure. Plus a good sign at 255 Greenwich; a conceptual tornado; a review of Meadow Lane.