Newsletter: July 2

IS THE END OF CASH NEAR?
Grand Banks has devised a nearly contactless order system; Whole Foods is down to two lanes for cash; bartenders take tips by Venmo. (Also on another note, Whole Foods’ hours are back to normal.)

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: 65 WEST BWAY AND 30 WARREN
Cape Advisors have liberated the sidewalks at 30 Warren, which will be open this summer, and started work again at the ill-fated site on Warren and West Broadway.

THE LATEST OPENINGS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
The salons are back! Mudhoney, Lance Lappin and Spiral (x,y,z) are open; so is Houseman, Century 21, RE: ALABAYAN and soon — 1803

IN THE NEWS
A 20-story building for Broadway and Thomas. Plus a lawsuit over financing for 45 Park Place; WeWork closes the original; a round up of looting across the city.

SEEN & HEARD
Greenmarket adding Wednesdays again. Plus the future CVS store at Church and Warren is under construction; a sailing school opens at Pier 25; an interactive map for dining outdoors.

PARIS CAFE GETS ANOTHER CHANCE TO SET RECORDS
The owner of the building at 42 Peck Slip on South Street has taken over the business that’s an anchor in the Seaport, and has been since 1873.

HAPPY PRIDE!
Battery Park City and One World Trade show their colors; A Uno is back open in a sign of retail to come; Miriam adds seats on West Broadway.

LOCAL NON-PROFIT UPDATE: JCP
One neighborhood non-profit — JCP on Duane — is trying to find ways to celebrate with its congregants online, and may indeed keep some of those traditions alive on the small screen.

AN INTERACTIVE MAP OF PRIVATE OPEN SPACES
A new suspension of city rules for POPS allows bars, restaurants and retail to set up in adjacent spaces — which could mean that these zoning bonuses finally serve a public purpose.

CB1 AGENDAS FOR JULY
More on some similar topics: M1-5, 27 Vestry, The Palm. Plus taking on NYPD responses, small business crises and a topic for our time: virtual decorum.

 

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