A tipster shared the news with Eater earlier this month and now the business’s website is no longer in operation Google marks it as permanently closed as well.Ĭlinton Hill: Neighborhood favorite the Good Batch has closed down its ice cream shop, the Good Batch Creamery. The spot was known for its flatbreads and Mediterranean bar snacks. If a restaurant or bar has closed in your neighborhood, let us know at This post will be updated regularly.Ĭhelsea: Wine bar the Drunken Horse has taken its last gallop. Below, Eater is documenting the city’s permanent restaurant closures so far. Due to the difficulty of tracking restaurant and bar closings, experts say that number could be even higher, and will likely take months or even years to assess.Īmong them are the short-lived bubble tea shop Unedited by Solely Tea as well as a Dominican favorite El Gran Castillo de Jagua. At least 1,000 have closed since March 2020 due to the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. 30.Nearly two years after New York’s first indoor dining shutdown, restaurants and bars continue to close their doors. “We’re keeping it open as public art in a public space,” he said. ![]() However, he emphasizes that Union Square is a public place and that any organizations looking to host events featuring the statues should simply do so. Qween Jean, Chelsea Miller, Paperboy Love Prince, and Ashley Sharpton also spoke at the event.Ĭohen says Confront Art might plan additional events at the installation on Oct. The exhibition also included a candlelight vigil Friday evening, a speech by Terrence Floyd, live painting with a world-renowned painter, and a dance party. “As a long-standing venue for public demonstrations in pursuit of social change, we are proud of Union Square’s history as a space for New Yorkers and people from all over to congregate in the name of free speech, a legacy that we will always protect and uphold.” ![]() “We are honored to work alongside Confront Art in bringing Chris Carnabuci’s SEEINJUSTICE installation to Union Square,” said Jennifer Falk, executive director of Union Square Partnership. In an Instagram post, the organization emphasized the site’s historical role as a “gathering space for free speech and assembly for a mosaic of all religion, race and ages.” The choice of Union Square was also deliberate. In launching the series, Eshelman and Cohen worked closely with the Floyd and Taylor families, as well as the We Are Floyd Foundation, Breonna Taylor Foundation and “The John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation.” ![]() Sculptures of Lewis and Breonna Taylor Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock “We’re not scared - I don’t know what’s going to happen in Union Square: It’s exposed, but there are cameras and police everywhere.” “īut Andrew Cohen, Confront Art’s other co-founder, told CNN he’s not worried about the piece’s security in Union Square. Art is a catalyst for conversation, and bringing these pieces into communities where they spark conversation and inspiration … well, then our mission with these statues will be a success. “They took ownership of the statue, not only because of the subject matter, but because for the first time someone brought a large scale public artwork to their community, which sometimes is passed over for more ‘deserving’ locations,” said Eshelman. The Southern Poverty Law Center says the bust was defaced by a white nationalist hate group. The statue, made only of birch plywood at the time, was unveiled by George Floyd’s brother, Terrence Floyd. “It was important to us to highlight the emerging leaders and voices of the movement.”ĬNN previously reported that Carnabuci’s bust of Floyd first appeared in Flatbush, Brooklyn, to celebrate Juneteenth’s recognition as a federal holiday. “We were hoping to ignite the same passion that poured into the streets in the summer of 2020,” Confront Art co-founder Lindsay Eshelman told CNN. A bust of George Floyd at a "Seeinjustice" event Ron Adar/SOPA Images/ShutterstockĬonfront Art said the “series is inspired by the events of 2020 and has empowered many to take a stand in demanding justice,” echoing the late congressman’s ethos.
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