Peter Panayiotou, the owner of Gee Whiz, dies from the coronavirus
With his partner Andy Koutsoudakis, he opened Gee Whiz more than 30 years ago. Now both men have died from the virus, as their families plan to carry on. / 13 comments
Still Working: Ox Verte
There are a few local companies that have found ways to tweak their business models to suit the times. This edition: corporate caterer Ox Verte on Reade Street.
Happy Easter! Local churches are online for the holidays
Using Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, St. Peter's, Trinity and Lower Manhattan Community Church are all offering services online.
Seen & Heard: Lights of Hope
Downtown buildings lighting up for first responders; spring break at Brooklyn Robot Foundry; vandals at work; fundraiser for LES Enfants de Boheme in Two Bridges. / 1 comment
Reflecting on another crisis, 19 years ago
Calling all comments: how does this crisis compare to the one the neighborhood endured 19 years ago? / 18 comments
Happy Pesach! JCP is live-streaming events for the holidays
JCP has both daily events and holiday celebrations going on live across all the social media platforms.
Seen & Heard: Alicia Keys from the rooftops
Plus some local kids add to the Taste fundraising effort; art classes taught on Zoom by a local teacher; more noise from the rooftops. / 6 comments
Newsletter: April 9
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Seen & Heard: Art lessons for parents and teachers
Plus Duane Park joins in the 7p #clapbecausewecare effort; NYCxDesign will have some things online this spring; alternate side parking suspended till April 17.
Local Business Update: Boomerang Toys
Struggling to pay bills while the city is shuttered, local resident Karen Barwick came up with a plan: neighbors can now buy toys to send to city homeless shelters. / 3 comments
The Watercolors of Yasmine Karrenberg
The local resident and floral designer is painting a flower a day, a practice she started when schools closed on March 15. / 2 comments
Local Expert: Book Nook and its young readers
The literacy experts at Book Nook have some tips to make reading at home more fun for kids. NB: some of these might work for your own reading schedule as well.
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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
This is a real shame. They had wonderful clothes and bought my daughter’s favorite clothes there when she was a... — John Gallagher / Koh’s Kids on Greenwich has closed