Newsletter: February 11

NOSY NEIGHBOR: WHY DOES OUR WATER TASTE FUNNY?
Repairs to the century-old Croton Aqueduct means our drinking water is coming from west of the Hudson for a change, and it taste different over there.

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TCQ&A: CHARLES FARMER COLEMAN
Besides performing unannounced and curbside at the Reade Street Pub, the composer and vocalist has written 100 compositions performed by dozens of orchestras around the world.

CELEBRATING BLACK LEADERS IN ART & HISTORY
Local art collector Bernard Lumpkin is featured in a new HBO doc; Bubby’s owner displays portraits of Black leaders; the Downtown Alliance features Lower Manhattan Black landmarks.

80-88 WEST BROADWAY HAS A NEW OWNER
The collection of buildings from the ’30s on the northwest corner of Warren and West Broadway could be redeveloped as one large building.

LOCAL RESIDENT OPENING TRIBECA GLOSSLAB
Rachel Apfel Glass, who opened her first nail salon in 2018 in the Flatiron, will open her third here on West Broadway and Leonard.

SEEN & HEARD
Sarabeth’s adds curbside seating. Plus some local kids are making masks that include a donation; Horace Greeley gets masked up; ice sculpting at Brookfield for the Lunar New Year.

INDOOR DINING STARTS TOMORROW
Plus other virus-related updates, including expanded vaccine eligibility for those with 9/11 pulmonary conditions; middle schoolers go back to the classroom; local rates are among lowest.

 

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