READE AND DUANE WILL CLOSE TO TRAFFIC
Restaurant Marc Forgione and Khe-Yo were able to (finally) participate in the city’s Open Streets program; so why not the rest of Duane, now that it is no longer a thoroughfare?

THE LIVE WELL COMPANY IS OPEN!
Hi Neighbors! We have missed you and we hope you all are well! We want to let you know that our gym is open, very clean, and super safe. We have distanced and timed workout slots available. We are accepting new trainers with their clients, new clients looking for trainers, and we also sell individual workout slots to those who prefer to workout on their own. Email us at thelivewellcompany@yahoo.com to get into our schedule. See you soon! Anne Marie and Darryl, co-owners of The Live Well Company

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AMISH MARKET WILL CLOSE PERMANENTLY
The grocery store and prepared foods market that has been a staple downtown since 1999 has been functioning at 10 percent, and can’t make it any longer.

MCKIM, MEAD & WHITE SLATED FOR DEMO
A developer working with Pace University is poised to demolish an 1890s McKim, Mead & White building and replace it with a 27-story tower — and neighbors won’t have it.

IN THE NEWS
Most AmEx employees are out till June 2021; homework pods on the roof; Naomi Watts on pandemic beauty routines; and we are not dead yet!

THE LATEST ON SAVIDA
The seafood restaurant on Duane has gone silent for now, but says they are just on pause for covid and will be sending updates soon.

SEEN & HEARD
Blood Manor is coming back. Plus a mystery fence explained; an urban getaway in Battery Park City; a 26-year-old explains why masks are important.

FIELD TRIP: NEW PALTZ
With a two-hour drive, you can hit dozens of hikes as well as good eats and shopping in town, a history tour of the country’s oldest settlement and an art museum on a SUNY campus.

WHERE IN TRIBECA?
In case you were tempted: No riders. If you don’t know now you know. Where is it?