Today’s W42ST Daily presented by TFC — 9/23/2020
It was great to see the Manhattan Plaza Health Club open yesterday. There have been few opportunities to report good news, so it was a delight to see the W42ST Instagram feed start filling up with happy gym bunnies doing their thing. Remember it’s not just a gym, there’s an amazing climbing wall inside too. Go climb that mountain…
Be sure to take a look at their W42ST Best Gym Award while you are there.
EASY ON THE BLEACH!
Quick note for the local restaurant staff huddle today. Please go easy on the bleach! One reader reports her brother’s shorts getting destroyed by the overzealous cleaning of a seat from the previous customer. Let’s be careful out there… (but not too careful!)
YOUR WEST SIDE STORY — DON’T BE SHY
As mentioned last week, we do want to recreate the vibrant, people-focussed essence of the magazine. So, we are starting with West Side Stories. What’s yours? Would you like to be featured in this newsletter and on our website? Just answer some questions, tell us your five Hell’s Kitchen happy places, and you could take the W42ST spotlight for a day. We’ve now included a list of questions you can download to prepare your answers. Don’t be shy! Share your story here…
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WHAT WE’VE BEEN READING
Office subleases are flooding the market. This article features advertising agency R/GA, who sold their W39th St HQ in 2014 to a hotel developer. They are now subletting 65% of their 5 Manhattan West space on W33rd St. Read more…
After being open for only one day in March, the restaurant on the 101st Floor of 30 Hudson Yards, PEAK, will reopen on October 6. Day two…
Researchers at John Jay College found that Black New Yorkers are twice as likely to be stopped by NYPD. Stop…
Join the “Father of the Bride” reunion and benefit Chef José Andrés’s World Central Kitchen. Take your pew…
We’ve been following the hard work of Nicola Arcari and her team at Mercury Bar throughout the pandemic. The huge 9th Avenue Bar could only have a few tables outside which they’ve battled away (and innovated) with. They’re now almost ready for indoor dining. Follow their fun Instagram Stories (something Nicola also learned to do during the lockdown) to see their progress.
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