Plus a critic's eye on Soho graffiti; cops draw guns on protestors near Foley Square; Ground Zero workers hit harder by Covid-19.
Plus a parking lot before and after; taxi drivers demand debt relief on local streets; a souvenir store to open in the Oculus. / 4 comments
Lola Tribeca opens for the first time; Chambers Street Wines will open for in-store shopping; Da Claudio is seven days outside; Terra Wine Bar is back; Live Well has scheduled trainer sessions. / 2 comments
Employees at 200 Vesey can stay home till June 2021; homework pods on the roof; Naomi Watts on pandemic beauty routines; and we are not dead yet!
Plus a mystery fence explained; an urban getaway in Battery Park City; a 26-year-old explains why masks are important. / 1 comment
Restaurant Marc Forgione and Khe-Yo were able to (finally) participate in the city's Open Street program; so why not the rest of Duane, now that it is no longer a thoroughfare? / 10 comments
Despite a delayed school opening and what seems like quiet streets, Downtown Soccer League once again has a waitlist, with 1,600 players on 134 teams.
Plus the W Hotel downtown will close permanently; the Gap building at risk of foreclosure; a dinner for $20k.
Claudine Williams shoots a quarantine still life; Ford Crull takes his brush to the Dark Horse; Tribeca Language has reopened; Downtown Alliance offers help for storefronts.
Andreas Koutsoudakis Jr. reflects on his father's experience at Gee Whiz after 9/11 and his now, picking up the pieces at Tribeca's Kitchen after heartbreaking tragedy. / 17 comments
After much debate, the Tribute in Light will shine today. The memorial museum will open to the public on Saturday, and a filmmaker transposes images of today's streets with scenes from 2001.
The store was founded here in 1961 and became not just a neighborhood institution but a tourist destination and a 9/11 survival story. / 13 comments
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