WHITE STREET JAIL IS HALTED BY JUDGE
A ruling supports residents’ claims that the jail failed to follow land use procedures and will deplete the quality of life for the neighborhood.

ANOTHER OCCUPATION AT CITY HALL PARK
Tomorrow marks the two-month anniversary of the city’s occupation of City Hall Park — meaning it has been closed to the public twice as long as it was closed for the protests. Enough.

RECENT OPENINGS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Lola Tribeca opens for the first time; Chambers Street Wines will open for in-store shopping; Da Claudio is seven days outside; Terra Wine Bar is back; Live Well has scheduled trainer sessions.

STILL WORKING: MATCHAFUL
Matchaful on Canal was not even a year into its first-ever lease when the pandemic hit, but they kept brewing and found a new way to bring matcha to the home.

SEEN & HEARD
Local events for climate week. Plus a parking lot before and after; taxi drivers demand debt relief on local streets; a souvenir store to open in the Oculus.

IN THE NEWS
Local pools can reopen. Plus a critic’s eye on Soho graffiti; cops draw guns on protestors near Foley Square; Ground Zero workers hit harder by Covid-19.

THE RETURN OF THE HOTELS – OR NOT
City hotels are limping along at 40 percent occupancy rates, and while some of ours are back open, a couple have yet to announce their return.

SEEN & HEARD
A Tiktoker celebrates downtown nightlife singles scenes; the galleries will stay open late on Friday; 11 Greene is revealed.