Seen & Heard: Really? Now?
A Trump supporter flies his flag through the harbor; a mask giveaway at Downtown Community Center; Sweetgreen may open Tuesday; Paul Ruggeri closing? / 21 comments
Newsletter: June 8
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Exactly what is this curfew for? And who is it designed to protect?
The curfew seems to be working to curtail two groups: the protestors and the citizens who want to bring the city back to life. Is that really the idea? / 11 comments
Looking Forward: Pier 26 still on track with enviro-tech features
Pier 26 construction is moving ahead despite some initial delays and logistical challenges due to the pandemic. It's back on track to be finished late summer. / 4 comments
Two Hands is back and has added a specialty market
The Australian cafe is open for takeout and delivery, and has also used the pandemic as an opportunity to start selling its specialty items and staples to go.
Welcome Back! A few more doors are open
Takahachi is back after 10 weeks; Tamarind is now serving lunch and dinner; Serafina has expanded its lunch menu; and Biscuits and Bath on Hudson has reopened for grooming only.
The return of the old guard: Reade Street Pub and The Patriot are serving
The old-school old timers have joined the local bars now serving again, with drinks passed through their doors and windows.
Newsletter: June 5
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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
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The Gothamist article about compass is very dumb. StreetEasy charges agents to post listings there, so it’s not as if... — Matt / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
You're better off reading about why the counterfeit vendors persist. https://www.city-journal.org/article/canal-street-fake-counterfeit-bags-vendors — James Bogardus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
The Canal Street article is behind the NY Times paywall, so I could not read it. But in the flash... — Marcus / In the News: Strolling Canal Street
With all the hoopla over the renewed Carnegie Deli - I'm sorry it's not them!! — Bec / Update: Carnegie Diner at 200 Chambers
Based on recent openings in the neighborhood, it seems the fad has moved from cookies to savory carbs like bagels... — N / Chip City has closed permanently
The Reade St commercial parking is probably an artifact of over 20 years ago when there was plenty of commercial... — N / In the News: Hunting down parking placard abuses
Yes, and the vagrants on Canal Street need to go, too. — James / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar