From the Archives

What a surprise that Dean & Deluca on University has closed after more than 15 years. What will become of that prime location?

• USQ-14th Street Community Forum | Monday, January 28
• Union Square Sweat Fest | Thursday, February 7 – Tuesday, February 12
• USP Annual Meeting + Networking Reception | Monday, May 6
• It’s My Park! Day | Saturday, June 1
• Summer in the Square | Every Thursday, June 13 – August 8 (closed on July 4)
• Harvest in the Square | Thursday, September 19
• Happy Pawlidays Holiday Kick-Off | Sunday, November 24
• Holiday Market by Urbanspace | Thursday, November 21 – Tuesday, December 24

This remarkable photo looks west on 14th St. from Union Square in 1898. Isn’t it amazing how many buildings, including our own, still stand? The Lincoln statue is now inside the park.

Restaurant Week 2021 is actually running through the month of February, on a to-go and delivery basis. Meals are $20.21, but the big news is that if you go to the web site at NYC Restaurant Week® 2021 Is Back With Delivery – Order To Go! (nycgo.com) and register your Mastercard, you can get $10 off every order, up to ten times. A great deal.

What used to be the TD Bank at the corner of University and 11th will soon be a new outpost of the quickly expanding Blank Street Coffee Chain. OK, but isn’t better to support local businesses? Go to NewsBar instead.

Our former super Niall Cooney also happens to be a parter in a Hell’s Kitchen wine bar called Ardesia.