IS A RESTAURANT COMING TO THE JUNGLE ON MARS?
As I walked past the wallpapered Jungle on Mars south of Chambers at 88 West Broadway, a guy wearing a kitchen ventilation company shirt came out. Good news, but this could be a dicey location. Before Homemade by Miriam moved into this space in June 2020, Rafi Hasid and his partners proposed a tavern there, but even then there were ventilation issues…

UNBELIEVABLY QUIET WEEKENDS IN AUGUST
I drove through the intersection of Chambers and West Broadway on a red light one Saturday with no cars in sight – that was a long time ago. Maybe when we moved in in 2004? It was pretty spooky actually. I was too stunned to take a photo.

MARINE LAYER COMES TO BROOKFIELD
A. saw the sign for Marine Layer, the San Francisco-based casual clothing company, located on the second floor next to Bonobos in Brookfield.

TRIBECA POOL PARTY AT FRIEDRICHS PONTONE
Friedrichs Pontone hosts a group exhibition using a wide range of colors, techniques and media, featuring works by Martin Eder, Henry Jabbour (painting above), Malcolm Liepke, Matteo Massagrande, Yigal Ozeri, Reisha Perlmutter, Jarek Puczel, Miljan Suknovic and Christopher Thompson. Until August 24.