Fika, the Swedish coffee and chocolate shop at Washington and Desbrosses, appears closed; the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy a year ago. / 1 comment
Plus: Praise for a beet dish at Little Park; New York Academy of Art's facade unveiling; Robert Janz has his way with a phone booth; group show at Barney Savage Gallery. / 2 comments
Plus: Giant rose sculpture at Zuccotti Park; millennials are said to be moving here. / 6 comments
Plus: Sheldon Silver sentenced to prison; author recommends Tribeca restaurants.
For the person who has everything: booze, sweets, flowers, spa treatments, fitness classes, new experiences, and branded merchandise. / 1 comment
Plus: Greenwich Hotel security is armed; David-vs.-Goliath battle at the World Trade Center mall; new ferry to (and hopefully from) Jersey City; how "Tribute in Light" affects bird behavior; arrests in placard fraud; call for high-school safety measures. / 11 comments
Plus: The Fika on Duane has closed; local businesses offering discounts today to highlight gender pay gap; new signage at the Roxy Hotel; a second-grader's disappointment; that pro-Trump march. / 4 comments
Also on Community Board 1's April agendas: A second try for the Roc space; beer-and-wine license for the Truffles convenience store; Khe-Yo sidewalk seating; changing the direction of Beaver Street; new windows on Worth Street; much more. / 4 comments
Plus: Big changes on Canal Street; video tour of 1 Wall; waiting list for affordable housing in the Seaport. / 9 comments
Plus: Child thief strikes at the Conrad hotel; fashion designer Joseph Altuzarra; Battery Park City landlord settles federal civil-rights lawsuit; 4 World Trade Center is fully leased; Robert De Niro doubles down on anti-vaccine nonsense.
Plus: Free extra shots for a day at La Colombe; Urban Archaeology opening forecast; Franklin Street residential conversion; Daniel Squadron's town hall; Washington Market Park butterfly garden. / 12 comments
Plus: Three other stores that pulled out of the World Trade Center mall; Community Board 1 wants the Sphere out of Liberty Park; Black Tap on the Lower East Side; China Blue owners to open Williamsburg restaurant. / 1 comment
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