Union Sq. Work Horse Competition, 1908

Summer in the Square has kicked off with Thursday night events. See the list here.

The northeast corner of University and 13th St., looking east, circa 1935. That’s the corner with the Basics hardware store. Fascinating!

The deli at the corner of University and 13th will become Qdoba, a chain of Mexican fast food. More chain stores in the ‘hood. Signs of the times.

Shanghai Square, the new Chinese restaurant slated to replace Izu/Lemongrass Grill on our 13th St. side has released its menu. First reaction: it’s aggressively boring. There appears to be nothing on it that suggests this will be anything other than another run-of-the-mill Chinese.

The Union Square Partnership’s annual Harvest gala is coming up. Here is the link for tickets. 

It’s coming this fall, as part of a revamp once the Q train is redirected onto the new 2nd Ave. line.