CASA OAXACA OPENS WEDNESDAY
Casa Oaxaca, the former Treadwell Park, which Merchant Hospitality opened in 2017 after operating a Mexican restaurant in that same spot — South West — starting in 1999, will open on November 13 with an expanded bar area. Black Hound Bar next door is now Maison Madison with an updated seating layout.

ELIZABETH JENNINGS SIGN IS RESTORED
Pace University and the Downtown Alliance will install a replacement street sign honoring Elizabeth Jennings, a pioneering figure in New York City’s civil rights history, at Park Row and Spruce Street. Jennings forcible removal from a segregated streetcar in 1854 led to a landmark legal victory challenging racial discrimination on New York City’s public transportation system. The original Elizabeth Jennings Place sign was installed in 2007 following a campaign led by third- and fourth-grade students at PS 361 on East 12th Street.

MARTHA WASHINGTON IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Fraunces Tavern Museum has a new exhibit titled “Martha, The First Founding Mother Revealed” in the Adeline Moses Loeb Gallery. The preview reception will be held on November 16 and the exhibit will be open to the public beginning November 17. Through a selection of objects, correspondence and artwork, the exibit will explore Martha Washington’s contributions to the Revolutionary War effort, her partnership with George Washington, and her emergence as a national figure. More info here.

WATSON CELEBRATING 20 YEARS
The creative consulting firm Watson is celebrating its 20th year; they opened their Tribeca studio in mid-2020 at the Barnett Newman Building at 281 Church (at White) and I couldn’t resist running this sexy picture of the building. The founder, William Richmond-Watson, chose the neighborhood because it’s the “new center of the contemporary art world” and, of course, because “it’s the best neighborhood in the city.” That’s his work on the walls in the interior shot below. The company works with developers, hoteliers, institutions and municipalities to drive connection and commercial success; one client is the Four Seasons at 30 Park Place.