Year: 2020

This 1911 photo looks east across 5th Avenue to the current site of the New School, with an additional glimpse down 13th St. You can clearly see the “press” building that is now the apartments across from our front door.

Happy Shopping.

This wonderful interactive map lets you explore the history of most of the buildings in our neighborhood.

COVID strikes again. No holiday market this year. You’ll have to travel up to Bryant Park to pick up your scented candles and knitted mittens.

The good ol’ days at the northern end of Union Square, date unknown. Note the curved facade of the building that more recently was home to the Kellogg’s Cafe. 

It was huge hit when it arrived a year ago, but it looks like the Nutella Cafe has become another victim of COVID.

Vapiano is also done. Too bad.

Sal Anthony’s Italian restaurant, which recently took over the space of that unremarkable Mexican spot on East 13th St. (which used to be the original Crunch gym), has closed.

Both Saigon Market and Mint Kitchen are over. Two large spaces. What will replace them?