Newsletter: July 23

CITY HALL PARK CLEARED OUT
With about 50 people still at the park, the NYPD raided it at 4a this morning, arresting seven as they did. The park is now almost back to normal.

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SEEN & HEARD
Progress at Bogardus Plaza. Plus a local floral designer gets crafty; a social club on Broadway comes into focus; Yves uses its curbside planters to add some fresh aroma to the neighborhood.

TRIBECA’S KITCHEN OPENS THIS WEEK
With the three neighborhood diners still closed, all eyes are on Tribeca’s Kitchen, which has been renovated in preparation for the reopening.

MAXWELL’S IS CLOSED FOR GOOD
A piece of old Tribeca is now lost with the closing of the bar and restaurant, which was named after the proprietor there in the 1930s.

LOCAL EXPERT: DANIEL KOFFLER | NEW FRONTIERS
After parents were forced to become teachers during the quarantine, the executive function coaching business sees itself poised to fill a particular role — and help kids make progress.

A STRING OF CLOSINGS…
Salaam Bombay has left its longtime spot on Greenwich; plus Pixel Academy, Brooklyn Game Lab, Flowers by Yasmine and 10 Corso Como have all closed permanently.

BIDS ARE SETTING UP OPEN STREETS AREAS
The Downtown Alliance and the Hudson Square BID are creating open street dining for some of their restaurants, and taking some of that burden off already struggling businesses.

THE LATEST OPENINGS
Two more galleries are showing art: Chart Gallery and Alexander and Bonin; plus squash courts downtown; an online STEAM camp for kids; photographers are back; Color Vue salon is open.

IN THE NEWS
Placard enforcement is over – already. Plus a dozen elderly tenants face eviction; a woman is saved from the river by sailing instructors; downtown before humans.

 

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