Newsletter: September 3
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City Hall Park is back online (well, almost)
Closed since Occupy City Hall took over the east plaza in early June, City Hall Park is finally open again, and it's about time. / 22 comments
Seen & Heard: Mr. Chow is back
Plus Sushi of Gari is now offering delivery; Citi Bike is offering free rides to first-timers; and the Downtown Alliance is offering a free seminar on the Black community in the 1650s. / 1 comment
Brooklyn Robot Foundry will close its Tribeca space permanently
Finding a lot of success online -- and with the future of indoor classes still uncertain -- the makerspace has decided to take its program fully online. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Preparations at Square Diner
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
Community Board 1 agendas for September
There's lots of high-level, long view issues on the agendas this month: school reopenings, the Civic Center jail, congestion pricing, biking issues, and more! / 1 comment
New bakery coming to the Maison Kayser space
All signs seem to point to a bakery from the Flatiron taking over the Maison Kayser space at Greenwich and Harrison. / 18 comments
Washington Market Park tennis is now first come, first served
City Parks suspended the use of permits for the 2020 season, so the 7a signup sheet at the park is no longer required, at least through this year.
Sweaty Betty closes all US stores
The London-based chain opened here in 2017 and had a dozen stores across the country that they have now closed due to the pandemic. / 3 comments
Newsletter: August 31
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Field Trip: Astoria Pool
Perhaps one of the perks of a coronavirus summer is a 54,000-square-foot pool limited to 70 percent capacity. It's an hour's trip by subway. / 1 comment
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Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
You are absolutely right. Tribeca has become a soulless land of chain cafés, spas and orthodontists. All about Tribeca moms... — R. / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Looking at other people = fun. Being looked at = not so fun. This is (still) a gross invasion of... — Downtown Dad Again / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
The photograph begs the question: when is that scaffolding coming down? Seems a very very long time that it has... — George Bacon / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
ITS BACK BETTER THAN EVER! BEST LOCAL PLACE FOR A DRINK AND GOOD FOOD!!! CANT WAIT FOR LUNCH!!! — AA / North Bar is closing for the summer — and will reopen as something new
Since this issue is in play again, I'll opine that the "fluid boundaries between public and private space" is an... — Gary / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor
I think you would feel differently if your private moments with your children were being surveilled and photographed. People shouldn't... — Fiona / Giving new meaning to nosy neighbor