Medrite has already opened a covid testing facility on Chambers and will soon open an urgent care center at Hudson and Chambers. / 1 comment
Plus: Signage for SLT's Tribeca studio; work happening in former Acappella space; Mark Kozelek and Kevin Corrigan's Christmas concert at Roxy Cinema; Nadler town hall.
Plus: Gas-line work without a permit at Acappella; a question about one of the old "Then & Now" photos; the headquarters of Grace Hightower's coffee company; Wichcraft on Greenwich no longer open weekends. / 2 comments
Plus: No more reopening signage at Acappella; refugee children being whitewashed; Cosmopolitan Hotel's entrance; the silverblob's plaza. / 5 comments
Plus: Acappella says it'll reopen in July; misalignment at 111 Murray; Martin Auer Bakehouse has nice new windows; American Apparel closed its Soho store; Savore restaurant has reopened as Altesi Downtown. / 8 comments
Now we know where—and why—the longtime Tribeca restaurant is moving. / 8 comments
It doesn't come as a total surprise: Chef/owner Sergio Acappella has been frustrated with the construction on Chambers, the installation of a subway elevator right outside his window, and the formation of Bogardus Plaza. / 16 comments
Plus: Man stabbed on the Port Authority's Hudson River pier; Sway nightclub on Spring Street is coming back to life; Acappella opening an outpost in New Jersey.
"If I could change one thing about the neighborhood, I would pedestrianize Greenwich Street," says Sanjay Lamba, who founded Element 6 Arts online gallery with his wife, Alexandra. (As you can see, they also recently collaborated on another special project.) / 4 comments
Bottled coffee. Plus: Lolë update; Shawn Colvin and the Mekons coming to City Winery; whence comes Whole Foods' produce?; a music video filmed at Acappella. / 1 comment
Let's talk about me! Here are answers to 10 reader-submitted questions.... / 9 comments
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