9/11, THE VIRUS, MY DAD AND HIS LEGACY
Andreas Koutsoudakis Jr. reflects on his father’s experience at Gee Whiz after 9/11 and his own now, picking up the pieces at Tribeca’s Kitchen after heartbreaking tragedy.

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CENTURY 21 WILL CLOSE ALL STORES
The store was founded here in 1961 and became not just a neighborhood institution but a tourist destination and a 9/11 survival story.

LIGHTS SHINE AND MUSEUM OPENS
After much debate, the Tribute in Light will shine today. The memorial museum will open to the public on Saturday, and a filmmaker transposes images of today’s streets with scenes from 2001.

THE ART OF QUARANTINE
Claudine Williams shoots a quarantine still life; Ford Crull takes his brush to the Dark Horse; Tribeca Language has reopened; Downtown Alliance offers help for storefronts.

SEEN & HEARD
News from Fidi: Dance photog Jordan Matter charges the bull; Nobu lights up Broadway; Eataly opens on Cortlandt Way; cutting it out at a construction site.

FIELD TRIP: THE SEAPORT
This is not exactly a new discovery for TC readers, but if you haven’t wandered over since early March, there’s lots to see and a bit to do, especially while the weather’s good.

WHERE IN TRIBECA?
Where is this (tails up – yipes) embedded nickel with its drawing of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home in Virginia.