BOGARDUS PLAZA IS OPEN
With no fanfare, the plaza opened to the public yesterday. It’s a great addition to the neighborhood.

OPEN FOR YOUR WINTER’S DAY OUT.
Come join us for shopping, skating, sipping, and savoring the season. Enjoy your day safely at Brookfield Place. / Sponsored

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IMAGINING A FOUR-ACRE ST. JOHN’S PARK
A pair of architects have created a plan for the four-acre traffic circle that is the off ramps for the Holland Tunnel. There is no doubt it would be transformational.

SQUARE DINER WILL CLOSE TILL SPRING
The restaurant hasn’t missed much in its nearly 50 years in the neighborhood, but will now go into hibernation for a few months.

FOR ALL YOUR HOLIDAY GIFTS: RE:AL
Find something RE:AL at the shop curated by Al Abayan, where nothing is common place. 165 Hudson at Laight. / Sponsored

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FILLING IN THE HISTORY GAPS AT 71 HUDSON
A comment here gets a neighbor thinking about her days on Hudson in the ’70s, and the trip down memory lane produces this historic snapshot.

SEEN & HEARD
Gansevoort food market comes downtown. Plus Tribeca Peds Bushwick gets architecture award; Anejo has tequila gifts; Downtown Alliance gives out $100k in arts grants; an update on Citi Bike at Laight.

THE HIDEAWAY WILL CLOSE TILL SPRING
The Hideaway, which made the most of a bad situation since the pandemic started, has closed for the season.

IT’S TIME.
A clock that matches the history of the neighborhood and the talents of James Bogardus is installed in the plaza.

TRIBECA’S KITCHEN IS OPEN FOR DELIVERY
The restaurant not only suffered the death of its founder, but was forced to remove its outdoor seating in October. It is now back with a new chef and a new menu.

NOSY NEIGHBOR: WHY ARE THERE SO MANY DEAD FISH?
I am not going to say it, but I think we are all thinking the same thing. It’s a bit much to take.

WISEFISH POKE HAS CLOSED PERMANENTLY
The poké restaurant was founded by two New Yorkers in Chelsea in 2016 after a chance discovery on Maui.