Newsletter: June 22
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Washington Market Park playgrounds are open
The mayor says playgrounds will officially open on Monday with Phase 2 and with social distancing ambassadors monitoring the play. / 4 comments
Where in Tribeca?
A guest post from J.: where is this graphic image? You may be walking over it right now. / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Prize for best storefront barricade
Plus the best NYC sighting; the best sidewalk chalk drawing; the best guerilla flower display; and the saddest news on the block.
Support Gnoccheria Staff Fund with Dine Around Downtown Featuring Rocco DiSpirito on June 25th
Presented by the Downtown Alliance and hosted by award-winning chef and author Rocco DiSpirito, the free series features top Lower Manhattan chefs to benefit the local restaurant community. / Sponsored
Are we facing a new wave of car traffic?
Traffic is already heating up -- and we are only in phase 1. What happens to the air and the streets downtown when commuters steer clear of mass transit? / 5 comments
In the News: Downtown Shake Shack did *not* poison NYPD
Plus the Gotham Gazette hosts a debate for the downtown assembly seat; renderings released for 2 Hudson Square on Canal and Varick. / 1 comment
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Phase 2 outdoor dining starts Monday, and drinking on the streets is legal!
The mayor's emergency executive order suspends the city's Administrative Code that prohibits drinking in the streets. But how will that help our local restaurants? / 4 comments
Seen & Heard: Congrats to the class of 2020
Photo op in Washington Market with more to come in Duane Park; Gotan, Tiny's and PJ Clarke's are back open again; Shopboy, the tailor on Walker, is taking appointments. / 3 comments
Newsletter: June 18
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The expanding street art scene in Soho
Protestors and artists -- and artist protestors -- have added some amazing new art to the plywood around Soho, making an invigorating art walk around the neighborhood. / 7 comments
Left rectangle ads redesigned
Robert Ripps book
History of Tribeca Buildings
To his wife, Didn’t know him on a personal level, but passing in the neighborhood when I wasn’t out of... — Neighbor / Scott Geyer, local artist and dog walker, dies at 69
Ryder is the clear man for the job! Already coming out of the gate with 400 donors on day one.... — Noah / Candidates are lining up for Deborah Glick’s seat
Listing here: https://www.iprg.com/property/132-west-broadway/ — James Bogardus / Nosy Neighbor: Is the Telephone Sales & Service Company building for sale?
I’m pretty sure they’ve done that before — Rohin / Seen & Heard: Coffee Project & Big Gay Ice Cream on hiatus?
Two iconic NYC establishments which I have had the privilege to frequent since their inception, and that have never wavered... — Christopher M / Jerry Walker, co-owner of Walker’s and The Ear Inn, has died
I've already put on five pounds. — George Bacon / Carbs are back in the neighborhood
Don’t forget Seppes Pizza Bar that opened on the Goldman walk next to Shake Shack. Pizza is fantastic, great bar... — Slue / Carbs are back in the neighborhood