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Let’s talk about John, on 29th Street & 10th Avenue
If you’ve lived on the block for even a limited period of time, you know about John, who has a white beard and is in a wheelchair regularly around the southwest corner of 29th Street & 10th Avenue. We get write-ins pretty frequently about John, which are generally to the effect of “someone really needs to do something about this.” So let’s talk about John and the homeless situation.
Georgie’s on 18th & 8th will make you feel young again
The principal problems with being in your 20s are that you don’t have any money, you don’t understand how important sleep is, and your friends occasionally want to go to places that are very crowded and where the floors are sticky. On the flip side you are better looking than you’ll probably ever be (though you’ll have to look at pictures 6 years later to figure this out) and you’re not quite expected to actualize on all those life expectations yet. And so what do you do when you want to re-live those glory days, and in a place that has appropriate spacing and floors? You go to Georgie’s, on 18th Street & 8th Ave, which opened in June 2026.
Thai place called “Kham Koon” set to open on 35th Street & 9th Ave
The space pictured here on 35th Street & 9th Avenue is currently in its caterpillar phase but things are soon about to bloom and blossom. The owners of Zoob Zib, a Thai noodle spot that is literally one storefront away from this space, are about to open Kham Koon, which bills itself as “an authentic blend of Thai, Vietnamese and Laos cuisine.”
Get your next 4-bedroom apartment at The Myles
A 14-story residential building called The Myles is nearing completion on 21st Street between 6th & 7th Avenues. Our sister publication Curbed reports, in a piece called The Latest Status Market is a 4-Bedroom Apartment: “You can see it in the Myles, the Grid Group’s 14-story boutique condo going up on West 21st Street in Chelsea, which began sales earlier this year. Eighteen of its 22 units were configured as either four- or five-bedrooms, and they’re wrapped up with quite a few nice-to-haves that you’d expect in a suburban Colonial but are rare in apartments, like proper in-unit laundry rooms and built-out pantries with extra freezer drawers.” And here’s the kicker:
Couples trade partners
We love love around here and remain a little perplexed by a tangible romantic recession and relationship pessimism that seems to have really picked up over the last 5 or so years. Thus we’re excited to break the news after it was broken by the New York Times and probably various other publications too that one of your options is just to kind of trade partners with one of your friends.
Nano brewery and restaurant called Future Self Brewing is (likely) coming to West 24th
The owners of Haymaker Bar and Kitchen on 29th Street & 8th Ave are opening a brewery and restaurant called Future Self Brewing on 24th Street & 6th Avenue. As we understand it based on materials filed with the local community board and this article, the brewery would be on the basement level, where guests can do tours and sample craft brews, and the restaurant (which is huge and can seat 165 people) would be on the first floor.
Horses are out (in June 2028)
We wrote a few months ago about a ban on horse-drawn carriages that, in the wake of the death of an 18 year-old passenger this last June, New York City’s legislature appeared to be destined to enact. Yesterday, the legislature (called the New York City Council) voted overwhelmingly to ban the carriages, starting in June 2028. The idea between now and June 2028 is to figure out how to address the unemployed drivers and horses.
Popular* Indian restaurant called Samudhra opening a little above you, on 43rd Street [*in New Jersey]
New Jersey is a state in our general vicinity which we understand has excellent views of New York. As first reported by our sister publication the New York Post, a popular Indian restaurant & lounge called Samudhra in Franklin Park, New Jersey (about an hour away) is opening up a second location on 43rd Street & 8th Avenue, on the ground floor of an apartment building called The Ellery. We took at look at the menu for the new location and it is very close to the menu for the NJ location.
“The Weight of Normal Things” at Sofy Gallery through Oct 24
Beauty hiding in plain sight; it’s what we like to think this whole association is trying to highlight. We’re a little late on this but it’s never too late to do the right thing: From October 1 through October 24, 2026 at the Sofy Gallery on 19th Street & 10th Avenue is a new exhibit called “The Weight of Normal Things,” which bills itself as “a meditation of beauty hiding in plain sight.” A more complete description from Time Out:
Maybe you’ll see Whoopi Goldberg filming “Women Like Us” this Wednesday, October 21st
A new Netflix “dramedy” starring Whoopi Goldberg, Jenifer Lewis, Vanessa Williams, and Vivica A. Fox, is shooting on 27th and 28th Street, between 10th & 11th Avenues, on October 21, 2026. I can’t find a trailer for it quite yet, but I can find Whoopi talking about it on The View here. And here’s a description:
Would you like to see a picture of 25th Street & 10th Ave but 100 years ago?
Companion to the post immediately below. Check out what 10th Ave used to be, replete with the train tracks and horse-drawn carriage-taxis. You’re here for just a moment, my friends.