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After 3 years, 8 extensions, and 1,221 performances Off-Broadway, The Olivier Award & Lucille Lortel Award-Winning Musical Comedy Titanique will play its final performance of the NY run on Sunday, June 15, 2025.

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Union Square-14th Street has demonstrated incredible resilience during the unprecedented past year. There are strong signs the district will not only continue its
upward trajectory but also thrive as one of the City’s best neighborhoods to live, work, and invest in. In this report, outline the neighborhood’s key advantages and highlight the positive indicators of continued economic growth and success.

Among Union Square’s many advantages is its function as a true “15-minute neighborhood,” with its wealth of local amenities and resources accessible within walking distance or a short bike ride. The availability of public space, in particular, has emerged as an even greater asset this year as Union Square Park and nearby streets and plazas have been key for safe recreation, social activity, and commerce.

New developments across Union Square-14th Street are picking up momentum, introducing a range of transformative projects to the district’s skyline and public realm. Among the exciting projects underway, which include a civic center, two modern residential towers, and a boutique hotel, several projects have recently reached key milestones:
∫ Completion of the landmark restoration of Tammany Hall has introduced a new architectural icon at 44 Union
Square, including office and retail opportunities.
∫ Zero Irving’s Tech Training Center is on track to complete in Spring 2021. The project aims to bring 550 permanent jobs to the area.
∫ The City implemented a dedicated busway, improving access along 14th Street with the rollout of M14 Select Bus Service. In the months following its installation, ridership on the route increased 14% and travel times decreased 24%.
∫ USP unveiled the Union Square-14th Street District Vision Plan, an ambitious proposal that envisions a 33% increase in public space, and significant improvements to district accessibility and the overall pedestrian environment.

Investment in Union Square’s future remains strong, with over $850 million committed to projects across the commercial, residential, and health sectors, totaling over 1 million square feet of new development. Since January 2020, there have been over $500 million in residential sales around Union Square and there are more than 200 residential units in development. We look forward to welcoming our new neighbors to the district soon.

Since January 2020, 33 businesses have opened or plan to open in Union Square, including a mix of eateries, retailers, beauty, and professional services. These include 25 brand new to the district, five that relocated to a new or renovated space within the district, and three that have announced plans to open soon. Looking ahead, we are excited to welcome these new additions, including Rookie and the Urbanspace Food Hallin 2021, and Target in 2023.

With nearly 73,000 residents and 142,000 employees within a 1/2 radius, Union Square remains one of NYC’s most desirable places to live and work.
∫ Its 2:1 employee to residential population makes Union Square a true mixed-use neighborhood, supported by a diverse array of commercial businesses, retail,
and restaurants.
∫ 38.5% of Union Square’s residences are owner-occupied, a number far above Manhattan’s 24%

RESIDENTIAL OVERVIEW
Union Square Manhattan NYC
Total Population 72,928
Housing Units 42,603
Median Asking Rent $4,304
Median Home Value $1,336,014
% Owner Occupied 38.5%
Median Household Income $142,526
Median Age 35
Average Household Size 1.6

Pinkberry and Red Mango are going at it just one block west. The Villager has all the details.

A Dept. of Health closure for La Maison de Croque Monsieur, but they claim they will reopen within a couple of days.

Cars will mostly be banned from 14th Street starting July 1 as the city launches a busway to help speed up traffic on the busy Manhattan thoroughfare, DOT announced Monday.

Private through traffic will be banned between Third and Ninth avenues from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily to accommodate the pilot busway during reconstruction work on the L train’s Canarsie tunnel. Cars will still be able to make pick-ups, drop-offs, and access area garages on the street during the pilot, according to DOT.

In April, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that buses, trucks, and emergency vehicles would be given priority on the stretch of road—the same span that had been pitched for a busway under the original L train shutdown mitigation plan but was thrown up in the air after Gov. Andrew Cuomo suddenly swapped plans to repair the Hurricane Sandy-damaged tunnel. But the city had yet to unveil a launch date or hours of operation for the pilot busway until now.

“The 14th Street busway is great news for transit riders and neighborhood residents,” said Danny Pearlstein, the Riders Alliance policy and communications director. “By ensuring fast, reliable transit starting July 1, the busway will provide an excellent alternative to jam-packed L trains and expensive, inefficient car trips.”

To enforce the busway, new cameras on the buses will issue tickets to those violating the street’s new restrictions. But drivers will be given warnings and tickets will not be issued until at least September, according to the DOT.

The busway’s July 1 launch will also be accompanied by the MTA’s new M14 select bus service that will replace the current M14A and M14D routes and nix 16 existing stops—that’s down from 22 after public outcry over the slashed stops. Riders will have to swipe their MetroCards at machines lining the curb before boarding the new select bus service.