Offering cryotherapy, IV drips and infrared saunas, the new wellness hub at Brookfield has services specifically designed for the times.
The popular gym on Chambers -- 10,000 square feet on three levels -- will not reopen. It's a blow. / 4 comments
The gym opened in 2013 on three levels at 97 Reade, and is still offering private sessions and online classes from its uptown location.
The barre- and Pilates-based workout franchise opened on Warren three years ago and had a devoted following.
A new nail salon on Murray and West Broadway specializes in a "vegan," cruelty-free polish. / 3 comments
The Thai boxing gym, run by a British expat and welterweight champion, has closed its physical space permanently but continues to run its classes online.
Plus a critic's eye on Soho graffiti; cops draw guns on protestors near Foley Square; Ground Zero workers hit harder by Covid-19.
After a former employee calls them out for hiding behind the Black Lives Matter slogan, the owners pledge to change the environment at their salons and enforce a social contract with customers. / 9 comments
Plus reflections on the bean; Aire Ancient Baths are back open; hotels are coming back online; a stuffed cat who misses his owner. / 2 comments
The studios are coming back: Real Pilates, Book Nook, Fred Astaire. And a new project from the Grand Banks folks gets its liquor license. / 19 comments
The stretching studio on Greenwich had just opened this past fall, and is now another victim of the pandemic and hoping to pivot to digital. / 1 comment
Two more galleries are showing art: Chart Gallery and Alexander and Bonin; plus squash courts downtown; an online STEAM camp for kids; photographers are back; Color Vue salon is open.
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