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Staying safe in local parks: What you can expect
Both Hudson River Park and Battery Park City parks are patrolled by security services, but only the NYPD can issue summonses for social distancing. Pro tip: best to go out on weekdays. / 11 comments
Community Board 1 agendas for May
Community Board 1 is holding all of its meetings live on the WebEx platform. Up this month: approval for a liquor license on Vestry, discussions on social distancing, moving Charging Bull.
Seen & Heard: First signs of summer
A boat moors off Pier 25. Plus Pine Street first graders chat with first responders; trotting down Varick Street.
Seen & Heard: The flyover and a city that’s unimpressed
During the Blue Angels flyover, the NYPD boat got the biggest cheers; beware Amazon delivery scams; a tiny play for a time of no plays. / 4 comments
In the News: Observations on remote principal-ing
The principal of PS 234 on remote learning and teaching; suit filed by tenants at 50 Murray is struck down; which neighborhoods in the city are getting the most COVID testing.
New App on the Block: WhatToOrder
A local resident has launched an app that allows diners to search for any menu item at any restaurant in the city -- but while restaurants are paused, it will also show you what's open now. / 7 comments
Downtown Alliance offering grants to cover rent for ‘essential’ small businesses
$10,000 grants will go to businesses below Murray that are currently operating as "essential" and have fewer than five outlets around the city.
Petco Unleashed on Chambers is closing for good
The store opened a decade ago, in November 2010, and will close for good on May 17 with little explanation from corporate. / 36 comments
COVID-19: The Month in Pictures
The neighborhood has never looked quite like this before, and it's most apparent at night. But even daytime has visual clues of our new, interior lives. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Taste fund for restaurants running low
So far the Taste of Tribeca Community Fund has delivered 5400 meals. Plus photographer Yaron Leshem offering steep discounts; Sapar Contemporary offering virtual studio visits.
Seen & Heard: A few items that have nothing to do with the virus
A tribute to the movie Sabrina and its downtown roots; a tribute to our cleaner air for earth day; 51 Franklin for sale; love in the underground. / 4 comments
COVID-19: Messages to the neighborhood
Some street signs seem to have added meaning now, in the era of the pandemic, and there are missives across the neighborhood of both warning and hope. Here are a few. / 1 comment
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I’m officially a senior citizen and I have to tell you if me and my buddies from the Bronx had... — John Gallagher / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
Blame those in charge, including our mayor. Mamdani pledged support for NYC street vendors. Now they’re facing a crackdown. https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-pledged-support-for-nyc-street-vendors-now-theyre-facing-a-crackdown... — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
UN report on counterfeiting and organized crime: https://www.unodc.org/toc/en/crimes/counterfeit-goods.html — Marcus / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street
Society has lost its mind letting people walk around outdoors with masks on as if it's not obviously insanely suspicious.... — person / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
I'm okay with extra reinforcing, recalling what happened at Pfizer's residential conversion on 42nd Street. Demolition could have been dusty... — Gary / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
I am curious how they came to the decision to rehabilitate the existing structure rather than just tear it down.... — Reademan / Construction Update: 100 Franklin / 250 Church
There is widespread agreement that the illegal Canal vendors are destroying the quality of life for local residents because they... — lowrider / In the News: More on the counterfeit vendors of Canal Street