Chat N Chew: No More
The popular 16th St. eatery is done.
Visit Koi, at 32 Union Square East. They say:
A celebration, a date or just a relaxing break in the day, there is always a reason to get together around a cup of KOI tea. KOI brings joy to the world. Freshly brewed tea and flavorful ingredients, prepared with passion are the key to KOI’s authentic taste and the reason why people come back again and again. In each and every KOI store, the staff is keen to share our happiness and love of tea with you. They do their best every day to make your experience memorable. Hear the sound of tea being brewed, of ice being crushed, and of laughter. Smell the aroma of our freshly prepared ingredients. Be excited by the chewiness of our milk tea pearls. Enjoy the fun and comfortable surroundings. And the warmth of our tea shakers. With KOI, happiness happens naturally.
Union Square Park will be home to New York’s first Portuguese Film Festival sponsored by the Arte Institute, kicking off Thursday, June 2. The event is “the first of its kind in the United States,” and will screen twenty short films directed by Portuguese citizens – many of whom who have already earned European prizes or have been selected to Festivals such as Cannes. The films will be screened first at The Anthology Film Archives and the main Festival will be held at Union Square Park (North Pavilion). Admission is free at the Union Square Park screening although seats need to be reserved in advance.
The Festival will simultaneously take place in Lisbon at Auditorio Carlos on the same dates (June 2-3).
Visit the Arte Institute for all the details on New York’s first Portuguese Film Festival.
TGI Fridays signage is now up on Union Square East.