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
Summer Camp Reimagined: There’s lots for kids to do — here and at home
Kids still gotta be kids! So whether virtual or in small groups, local experts are providing fun for kids of all ages, wherever they are, for the long summer months ahead. / Sponsored
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Starbucks is closing 4 FiDi Locations, BUT, This may not be such a bad announcement. Here’s why: The locations are... — Luis Vazquez/FiDi Fan Page / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Gosh, I hope Starbucks isn’t upset that workers are actively unionizing and have successfully unionized multiple locations across New York... — Justin / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Hopefully this will have some benefit for other businesses but I do have to say it was always packed. Very... — John Gallagher / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
I, for one, and so tired of graffiti. The art deco post office on Canal gets carefully scrubbed clean, only... — Marcus / Tribeca-branded graffiti on West Broadway
Ben If the area was pedestrianized, what would happen with emergency vehicles, Access a Ride, school buses, trash pick-up? The... — Lisa / City moving forward with development of 100 Gold
I'm sorry to hear this news. My condolences to the family. I was a regular until 2007 when we moved... — Kevin Clarke / Jerry Walker, co-owner of Walker’s and The Ear Inn, has died
It's 3:45 and the line for pillows wraps from the park around on Reade and the end is only about... — N / Seen & Heard: 24-hour golf simulators in Hudson Square