Urban Outfitters at 526 Americas Avenue (Google Maps, Getty) Most mask mandates are gone and the number of people vaccinated is on the rise, but the pandemic isn’t over for retailers. Case in point Urban Outfitters, whose longtime store near Union Square is now closed, according to its website. A strong first-quarter earnings report the […]
Month: May 2021
Opening of Union Square Hospitality Group’s Ci Siamo
Headlining Ci Siamo This grand restaurant from Danny Meyer’s Union Square hospitality group is set to open in Manhattan West, Brookfield Properties’ multiblock development across from Hudson Yards, in September. It will be the group’s first new restaurant in New York since Manhatta in 2018. The executive chef will be Hillary Sterling, 42, an executive […]
a new digital community designed for parents navigating the early years of parenthood
NEW YORK, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Union Square Play (USP), early childhood play and parenting experts, announced the launch of Parenting+a new digital community dedicated to like-minded parents who want access to experts and specialists, parenting advice, support from other parents, plus a wide selection of age-specific activities. Parenting+ was launched at the height […]
European Union to allow U.S. travelers to lift Covid restrictions
LONDON – The prospect of a resumption of international travel this summer has just drawn closer. Ambassadors from the 27 European Union countries agreed on Wednesday that restrictions for travelers from outside the EU should be relaxed, especially for those vaccinated against Covid-19, a carrier said. word of the European Commission, Christian Wigand. The ambassadors […]
Elderly pedestrian hit by truck in Union Square
Witnesses speak with the man as first responders rush to the scene. Photo of Dean Moses Sign up for our amNY Sports email newsletter for news and game coverage from your favorite teams An 81-year-old man was hit by a delivery truck as he crossed the street in Union Square. An old […]
Union Square Ventures adds first GC in the middle of Coinbase Haul (correct)
Union Square Ventures LLC, which scored big with an investment in new public cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc., has hired its first general counsel. Samson Mesele, who has spent the past six years as a partner at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, confirmed in an email to Bloomberg Law that he became the firm’s first […]