Don’t be fooled by its name. The new $850-per-night boutique hotel The Twenty Two is actually located at 16 East 16th St. It will also feature a restaurant and a members-only club. Another upscale addition to the area.
Some kind of fancy champagne bar will soon be positioned across the street from our front door.
After a very long run, El Cantinero on University Place has served its last quesadilla. Adios!
Women’s Wear Daily recently wrote about trends in real estate, shopping, and dining in the Union Square area.
Read all about it here.
If you’d like to attend the Union Square Partnership’s Annual Meeting on May 7th, click here.
The Build a Block meeting for Sector Boy will be held on Tuesday, March 18th, at 6:30 PM. This meeting will focus on crime trends, quality of life issues, and any other questions or concerns you may have.
Please feel free to invite any neighbors or friends who may be interested in attending. If there are specific topics you would like to discuss in more depth, please reach out to PO Alvin Farciert in advance via phone, text, or email so that they can be properly addressed.
See the image here for further details, including PO Farciert’s contact information below.
PO Alvin Farciert
Neighborhood Coordination Officer | Sector Boy
NYPD 6th Precinct
233 West 10 Street, New York, NY 10014
(212) 741-4811 | Precinct
(917) 593 9567 || Cell
Alvin.Farciert@nypd.org | E-mail
Here’s what local folks are saying:
The Union Square Partnership reports:
Amid the broader success of the Union Square area in 2024, the performance of 14th Street between 1st and 6th Avenues stands out as exceptional. This segment alone welcomed 18 new businesses in 2024, including Q4 openings such as Adonis Barbershop, Upperz Café & Bar, Kamisama, and Harlem’s famous soul food restaurant Amy Ruth’s. These family-owned establishments enhance Union Square’s vibrant and diverse retail and food scene.
Thanks to strong leasing activity this quarter, the storefront vacancy rate along 14th Street between 1st and 6th Avenues has dropped to 9%, with just one available ground-floor listing east of Broadway.
According to LiveXYZ, this is below the average vacancy rate for Manhattan Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) (16%) and the vacancy rate for the Union Square Partnership BID as a whole (16%).
Beyond retail growth, investments in residential developments and transit upgrades have modernized 14th Street’s appearance and accessibility at Union Square’s western gateway. The completion of upgrades to the F/L/M/1/2/3 subway station at 6th Avenue has made the station fully accessible, complementing new residential landmarks like FÖRENA (540 6th Avenue) and 101 West 14th Street at the intersection’s northern corners. Meanwhile, construction is underway on a 71-unit condominium at 525 6th Avenue on the southwest corner, poised to complete the transformation of this important intersection.
