Plus a photo essay from 9/11; Westfield sues Starbucks and vice versa; last advisory hurdle for Soho rezoning. / 1 comment
Black Gotham Experience creator Kamau Ware will give two talks on Black downtown history and the Oculus will host a digital exhibit to go with them.
Plus 180 The Store out east; Louis Vuitton opens in Brookfield; Forme Life opens in Westfield; Giorgia is back for the weekend and the Downtown Alliance offers a recycling guide for downtown.
Retailers at Brookfield are opening for "curbside" pickup; a curbside celebration for first responders; one gallery starts "real art in real space in real time." / 2 comments
But Frenchette, Maxwell's and Houseman have closed -- temporarily -- and are appealing to fans to help support their staffs during the crisis. / 4 comments
The Westfield mall has shut down its operations, and only a few tenants still have hours posted: Shake Shack, PNC Bank and WeWork. / 1 comment
The malls are open, but about half the stores are shuttered. Le District is open from 9a to 10p, but only from the Liberty Street side. / 3 comments
Local businesses and restaurants are taking extra precautions in light of the coronavirus, all while trying to hold on to a bit of their business. / 3 comments
Among the "coming soons" to the malls: vitamin IV drips, beer halls, Impossible tacos and Milanese pastries. / 3 comments
Plus: Free concert TODAY under the arch of 1 Centre Street; a new poke restaurant at the Oculus; the unhistoric townhouse is fully revealed. / 1 comment
Plus Industry West is opening a Soho store; the borough president is hosting a mural competition for barriers at the Seaport; have drinks on the Lilac; Pride is inflated at the Oculus.
Plus an art installation of 7-foot prisms at the Seaport; photography at Alexander and Bonin; construction inconveniences on Warren and Worth; Daily Goods on John; Color Vue on Warren; Fellow Barber on Fulton; BPC ballfields meeting this week. / 1 comment
As I see it, it all matters. A civilized city should have good solutions to all of these issues. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: PopUp Bagels facade revealed!
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