MEETING ON CANAL STREET VENDORS
The SoHo Broadway Initiative is hosting a virtual meeting with NYC agencies and elected officials to discuss street vending enforcement on Thursday, October 2, at 4p on Zoom. Participants include the office of District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the office of Councilmember Christopher Marte, Manhattan Community Board 2, NYC Department of Sanitation, NYPD 1st Precinct, NYPD 5th Precinct. More info here.
MUSAAFER IS OPEN UPSTAIRS AND DOWN
The super fancy Indian restaurant on Duane — Musaafer — opened in late August, and G. reports that the downstairs bar, called Saaqi, is beautifully done. However, after I sent three emails with no reply and then stopped in, they told me I could not take pictures and their publicist would get back to me (that never happened). So that’s it for me! Peek in and check it out — it’s inspired by the Taj Mahal, with marble walls and floors and including a room modeled after the Sheesh Mahal, a restored 17th-century Mughal monument that reopened to the public in July 2025.
BACK MARKET COMING TO BROADWAY & GRAND
Thanks to J. for the tip: Back Market, a global marketplace dedicated to Verified Refurbished technology founded in Paris in 2014, is opening a storefront at 449 Broadway and Grand on October 1. They company has sold 30 million refurbished devices to date. “Our mission is to create a world that does more with what we already have by prolonging the lifespan of electronic devices through circularity and repair,” they say on their website.