The landscape of NYC will surely be changed (and has already changed) due to the strain of the coronavirus. Landmark restaurants like Odessa and Lucky Strike and the strangely beloved Gem Spa in the East Village have permanently closed. The retail scene, which was already struggling, has already seen casualties from the mall brands (J. Crew has gone into bankruptcy) to the designer sector (Diane Von Furstenberg is closing 18 out of 19 stores). The fallout has also reached Brooklyn with many neighborhood favorites like The Finch and Jack The Horse Tavern shutting their doors. But instead of “doomscrolling” through lists of what has shuttered, it’s worth digging deeper to see that it’s not all gloom. Those that have closed often leave…
The one constant of this wild time
We’re all craving connection now, including us, so drop a line to let us know what beautiful things are catching your eye these days. Photo: Kate Hooker Well, ladies and gents, we are—incredibly—heading into week TEN of lockdown, and although things feel a tad less terrifying than they did at the onset of this thing, COVID’s frenetic emotional roller coaster continues apace. At this point, the lack of definitive answers to absolutely any of the millions of niggling questions that run through my mind on an endless loop every day feels like the ultimate crazymaker. What do these staggering unemployment numbers actually mean (other than just, obviously, “bad news”)? Are we all in denial about …