Soho Art Walks goes on, rain or shine
PHOTOS BY TEQUILA MINSKY
BY TEQUILA MINSKY
Setting up on May 8, when pretty much the rain
had subsided, artists took to their canvases on
Greene and Mercer Streets, Canal and also on
Broadway— a few artists, invited inside when the rain
started up, continued indoors when it stopped.
Participating stores had a few artists outside their
storefronts for a safe and fun day.
Soho Art Walks began pre-Covid and continues
three times a year featuring artists from all over the
world, setting up their easels on Soho sidewalks,
creating art for all passersby to see.
Mid-Covid, Soho Art Walks continues to organize,
keeping the general public properly distanced while
bringing the arts and artists back to Soho.
It is remarkable that both during this Covid time
and amidst all the commercial establishments, artists
still want to make art in Soho and are nurtured and
given showcasing venues by various entities.
New storefronts to open within StuyTown
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Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village
is adding a plethora of dining and
shopping options for residents.
The East Village apartment complex—
owned by Blackstone and managed by
Beam Living—is offering those in the area
an array of delectable treats over the coming
year in the form of three new storefront
locations in the Stuyvesant Town-Peter
Cooper Village area, one of which is already
serving the public.
Recently opened on the corner of 20th
street and 1st Avenue, Rosemary’s East,
is an Italian eatery with a full-service bar,
outdoor seating area, and a wood-fi re pizza
oven. This new addition comes just in time
for the beautiful spring weather, offering
residents and locals a retreat into a classic
Italian restaurant.
Joining Rosemary’s East on 1st Avenue
is a French bakery created by Maison Kayser
head baker Yann Ledoux, and will be
opened later this spring between 15th and
16th Streets. Born in Normandy, Ledoux
moved to New York in 2012 and is a worldrenowned
baker. His new store at 264 1st
Avenue will be offering all of the pleasures of
Your first look at Chef’s Local Harvest coming to the StuyTown area early
2022.
fi ne French baked goods, such as croissants,
macaroons, baguettes, and other treats. Additionally,
he hopes to invite chefs around the
world to create new products at his bakery.
“We love the small local businesses that
help make StuyTown such an amazing place
to live, and we’re excited to welcome these
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new additions to the neighborhood,” said
Nadeem Siddiqui, general manager at Stuy-
Town. “Rosemary’s East and the bakery
will further bring our 1st Avenue corridor
to life, providing our residents with new
neighborhood shopping and dining options
right at their doorstep.”
From Italian cuisine to French pastries,
the 1st Avenue strip along StuyTown is akin
to a tour of Europe. Despite the onslaught
of the pandemic, Stuyvesant town-Peter
Cooper Village have been working to make
grocery shopping and takeout more accessible
to its residents.
Earlier this year, amNewYork exclusively
covered the announcement of Chef’s Local
Harvest, which is set to open early 2022
on 14th Street between 1st Avenue and
Avenue A with an outdoor garden seating
area. Previously, the site served as a
full-service food pantry with City Harvest
to supply local residents in need of help
during the worst of the pandemic.
As New Yorkers see the light at the end
of the tunnel, amNewYork Metro was given
never-before-seen rendered graphics of
the 10,000 square space site by StuyTown,
which will be family operated and owned
by Paul and Aaron Fernandez, who are
hailed for their creation of the Union
Market Chain and Ideal Marketplace in
Chelsea. Chef’s Local Harvest will offer
a wide variety of grocery items, a cafe,
and even a community space for stand-up
comedy, music, local art exhibits, and more
seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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