The K-5 school that opened here in 2016 is being handed over to the parents and will become a non-profit.
Plus the Portfolio School teachers are hosting a craft sale; a lecture at the 9/11 Memorial for Generation Disaster; a new sibling for the Grand Banks.
Lots going on this weekend for Halloween -- including the annual Pumpkin Carving Contest on Saturday and parade on Sunday.
Plus a 9/11 service at the NYC Fire Museum; after school classes at the Portfolio School; Smyth Tavern is adding lunch and breakfast. / 4 comments
Plus art history for the pre-k set; shred-a-thon (and e-recycle) downtown; a crocheted 9/11 tribute.
Plus the Portfolio School will add another grade; the former Verizon building will open its public plaza; the neighborhood gets three stars from Michelin. / 2 comments
Plus a peek at the renovated lounge at the AKA hotel (for guests only); lead testing in Washington Market Park; a Halloween maker event for kids at Portfolio School. / 3 comments
Plus lottery is on RIGHT NOW for camping in The Battery; Pen Parentis will start its parent-writer meetups tomorrow; a talk about lymph and your health.
The Portfolio School opened here in 2016. And as of this fall, it is expanding at its new location on 90 Hudson and eventually will have grades K through 12. / 5 comments
Plus, a panel discussion on how much screen time is just enough; Elphia Beauty closed; Giorgia has new digs; 30 Warren Street shows some skin.
Plus one more cashless cashier; a new bar at the Arlo Hotel; some monsters at The Flea; City Winery owner hosts tribute to Van Morrison; a petition for field space at the Gansevoort Peninsula / 1 comment
Plus: The new Franklin Street mural is an ad; the former Ichimura has changed names again; the inside of St. Nicholas National Shrine; candidate Aaron Foldenauer; "reimagining education" at Portfolio School; restaurateur Drew Nieporent.
Welcome to the neighborhood! Hope this will survive and do well here. Good to have in the neighborhood. — Marcus / There’s a new grocery store on Canal
The covered area in front of the GS building with Shake Shack on the corner. — B / Seen & Heard: Friedmans coming to Goldman breezeway
As a resident on the south side of the park, I am concerned about an expansion that would make an... — Elizabeth / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint
Can somebody please tell me where the Goldman Breezeway is? — Sherri Rosen / Seen & Heard: Friedmans coming to Goldman breezeway
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+1 re: Finn Square. But for this to be successful, we also need the neighborhood and the city to address... — Red / Friends of Duane Park is seeking input on a bigger footprint
I saw the TikTok describing it as "the new Erewhon of NYC" and had high hopes, but inside it felt... — TR / There’s a new grocery store on Canal