Messages around the neighborhood to support the cause
Local businesses took to social media and to their own storefronts to support Black Lives Matter, even if it meant adding messages to their boarded up windows.
Seen & Heard: It’s a girl!
A socially distant welcome for one of the newest downtowners. Plus a local Girl Scout troop hosts a prom photo op; Varick may get cordoned off near precinct; Smith & Mills is serving.
In the News: Putting money behind anti-racist causes
Plus the work of ESPO is Soho is now being stolen; an A train separates as it enters the Chambers Street station; a Met gets sued by local landlord. / 1 comment
Gotan was ready to open; now it is boarded up
The cafe across from the Franklin Street station had just opened on Monday for the first time in 10 weeks. Now the owners aren't sure what the future holds. / 8 comments
Valley Tribeca is closing permanently
The women's clothing store on Greenwich, opened by two locals in 2013, couldn't weather the blow delivered by the government shutdown of small business. / 1 comment
A view of a shuttered neighborhood
As if local businesses hadn't had it tough enough these past three months, the looters have forced them to board up their storefronts to protect what's left. / 12 comments
So much for curfew downtown
The streets were anything but quiet at 8 tonight, and four hours later, the helicopters were still going. / 1 comment
Thousands march through downtown in protest
The protests for Black Lives Matter started at Foley Square and marched for hours through Tribeca, Fidi, the Seaport and then moved on north. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Honoring those we’ve lost
Duane Park plants to remember those lost to the virus. Plus Target boards up its corner; Houseman cooks steaks to go; Marc Forgione fired up the grills on the porch this weekend. / 1 comment
Interlude is open and donating this week’s profits
The coffee shop on Hudson and Hubert is back open and will give this week's profits to the NAACP. / 1 comment
More businesses added to the list of break-ins
Verizon, T Mobile, OK Uniform, Harley-Davidson. Sweetgreen is boarded up. Plus a play-by-play caught on camera of the break-in at Tribeca Apothecary that took place this morning at 4a. / 1 comment
Odeon boarded up; several store windows broken last night
Tribeca Apothecary, Max and The Liquor Store -- the Todd Snyder store -- all had their windows smashed yesterday, along with 100 stores across the city. / 15 comments
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