CHINA BLUE HAS CLOSED PERMANENTLY
After seven years on the corner of Watts and Greenwich, the owners have decided to close under the pressures of rent and lack of customers.

OPEN HOUSE ON SEPTEMBER 12
On Saturday, September 12th, join Church Street School for Music & Art at their Fall Open House! Attend free sample music lessons, open art classes, tour their facility, meet the faculty and staff, and enjoy free concerts! Find out what makes Church Street School’s curriculum and learning approach unique and impactful. Open House events will take place virtually and in person. To learn more head to www.churchstreetschool.org. / Sponsored

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THE RETURN OF THE SPORTS BAR
Mudville has added TVs to their curbside dining scene; Plus Brookfield plaza needs no reservations; tennis for kids and adults on the esplanade at North Cove Marina.

CHASE AND CAPITAL ONE TO CLOSE LOCAL BRANCHES
Both the Chase branch at Broadway and Chambers and the Capital One branch at West Broadway and Chambers will close before the end of the year.

IN THE NEWS
Black American art in a local loft and a Bronx gallery. Plus 30 Warren’s scraps go to a community garden in Queens; Glowbar is stuck in the off position; luxury home sales picking up?

SEEN & HEARD
Ways to go to the (old) movies. Plus you can now send Lekka Burgers across the country; Mulberry & Vine opens uptown; Stuy as a backdrop for schools special.

NOSY NEIGHBOR: CLEAN UP THE CANAL ST. POST OFFICE
B. writes: The Canal Street station is under siege – graffiti is taking over the outside of the building, making the post office in this highly visible location seem forlorn and abandoned.

RECENT OPENINGS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
The studios are coming back: Real Pilates, Book Nook, Fred Astaire. And a new project from the Grand Banks folks gets its liquor license.