Happy Wednesday. We walked along 8th Avenue in the early evening yesterday. There were people in our way. The city is on its way back…
We popped by the reopened TKTS booth in Times Square — while keeping an eye on the dismantling of the big Ferris wheel.
Victoria Bailey, Executive Director of the Theatre Development Fund which runs the booth told the New York Times that Broadway’s return will be less like a flick of a light switch and more like a dimmer, with a slow build to regular attendance. “We’ll know so much more in two or three weeks, but you can’t swim unless you can start by dog paddling.”
Clyde Frazier has shuttered his Hell’s Kitchen restaurant. “Thank you for your patronage throughout the years and to ARK Restaurants for creating Clyde Frazier’s Wine and Dine,” he said on Twitter on Tuesday. “The restaurant is permanently closed. It was wonderful ‘meeting and greeting’ with you for over 9 years.” Read more…
Javits Center’s green roof just got even greener, with the completion of a one-acre working farm which is expected to generate up to 40,000 pounds of produce each year. And in true farm-to-table style, the food grown there will find its way into meals created in the conference venue’s on-site kitchens. Read more…
What we’ve been reading
Does the person next to you have a fake vaccination card? (Intelligencer)
The New York Daily News will remain in print — and they’re rehiring. (The Wrap)
Here’s a fun list of qualifications to be a New Yorker. Is there a list for when you become a Hell’s Kitchener (if that’s really a thing!)? (Secret NYC)
Do luxury apartments help low-income renters? (Full Stack Economics)
Captured — a moment of tenderness in a New York street in 1980. (The Guardian)
Freeze Frame
Lin-Manuel Miranda is a master of the art of theatrical timing. His 4pm tweet gathered a crowd by 5pm that was lucky enough to hear Miranda, the cast of Hamilton and other musical show friends sing New York, New York to celebrate the return of Broadway. Enjoy every second of it here…