THE DIZZYING RULES OF OUTDOOR DINING
Do outdoor spaces close at 10? 11? Where can the heaters go? How is any of this going to work?

PAIN QUOTIDIEN IS CLOSED TEMPORARILY
The restaurant closed on Dec. 16, which will leave this very prominent and beautiful corner dark until indoor dining resumes.

TCQ&A: JON PEPPER
The Battery Park City resident just released his second corporate satire, “Heirs on Fire,” which is set on our streets and in our bars and restaurants.

SEEN & HEARD
The new private dining: Curbside is getting cozier with more and more private booths coming online on the street.

SEEN & HEARD
Josh Bach bowties at CityStore. Plus three neighborhood chefs get rising star awards; Spectrum has a new store on Chambers; a reminder about restaurant gift cards.

IN THE NEWS
Not exactly Christmas: An online concert from Tribecan David Broza; a new gallery on Broadway; more on Park Preschool.

OTTE STORE HERE HAS CLOSED PERMANENTLY
The local New York chain opened an outlet here more than a decade ago, but it still has its West Village flagship open.

SEEN & HEARD
Sexual healing in BPC. Plus the Four Seasons opens a new membership-only spa; the South Cove gets an engineering award.