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
Plus ways to donate your old clothes -- and help a great cause; Jane Freeman discusses her dioramas of local buildings. / 2 comments
Plus: Work stopped at the St. Nicholas National Shrine because the church isn't making its payments; more on the Park Row oil leak; the World Trade Center mall operator has been sold. / 2 comments
Half of the 87 shops and restaurants confirmed for the Westfield World Trade Center mall already have a location below Houston Street. / 9 comments
And in other World Trade Center news: Opening date for the first Oculus store; some outdoor spaces will be for arts programming; all of the shops expected to be open seven days. UPDATE: More WTC news about the performing arts center and subway connections came in from the FiDi Fan Page. / 8 comments
this is great news!! — Tribeca / Olive’s coming to Greenwich and Hubert
I loved Hows Bayou! What about RiverRun! — Native / Sarabeth’s will close tonight
Amazing news!! Welcome to the neighborhood! — CS / Olive’s coming to Greenwich and Hubert
Riverrun! Though it will have to cover the windows to give it the same vibe. Dreaming of the potato crusted... — N / Sarabeth’s will close tonight
Viet-Cafe and now Sarabeth's, and the Cafe Chanson -- that's a lot of emptiness on lovely Greenwich. Well, soon, we... — Mty / Sarabeth’s will close tonight
Maybe How’s Bayou will come back — Charlie L / Sarabeth’s will close tonight
I do not... — Tribeca Citizen / Sarabeth’s will close tonight