Your Non-Weak Weekly Update: July 13th, 2026
Yacht Electro, Some Events in the Park, & De La Soul!!
Yeah, last week was an interesting week in Tudor City. Manhattanhenge was put kinda far on the back-burner because of the fear of collapse from the Pfizer building on 42nd and 43rd street.
It’s probably still too early to do any speculation and although I REALLY want to start throwing some wild opinions out there, I won’t. It really doesn’t do any good and I’ll probably be wrong and miss some information. The Times seems to be doing good reporting on what happened. Go there.
I’ll just say that having construction that dangerous and that close to all of our homes, is fucked up. In the least. The videos of the bent columns gave me a weird feeling in my stomach. So a big TC thank you to the people who captured that video inside the building and most especially to the construction workers who are working to reinforce the building so it didn’t actually collapse. They are truly the heroes of this story.
The building sounds secure for now and that is some measure of relief. But oy vey, this is gonna fuck up that block for like another five years.
Here are some resources for you to keep up with the latest on what is happening:
Lord I hate twitter but here is where to go to get latest updates from the NYC Emergency Management
Here’s the NY Times feed for keeping up on the latest developments.
This Gothamist article has some good information about what is happening with the building itself.
WPIX 11 will probably have the best TV coverage, considering their proximity to the building.
Check the MTA website for any changes to bus schedules.
And here’s a Pat Kiernan video from last week. Mostly because we love him.
Welp, a much different opening rant than I had planned this week… it was actually going to be about my new favorite invented summertime genre of music. I will save that for next week.
CIVICALLYS
The Tudor City Green’s Mini Series on Aging is happening on Sunday, July 19th in the North Park. The topic is “Supporting a Dementia-Friendly Community”
The July Edition of the Book Club is Happening on July 14th at the North Park. 6 p.m. sharp. The book is Ourika by Claure de Duras. You’ve now got eight days. As always, I believe in you.
If you want to help or need information about aid for Haitians and Syrian immigrants with temporary protected status, here is where you can go. It’s a city-run website with available resources (h/t to Boerum Bulletin)
TO DO
Movie nights are starting up this week at Bryant Park. Tonight, July 13th, you can watch one of the most serious period-pieces about high art, Wayne’s World. The grass opens at 5, movie at 8, party peoples.
Sunday July 19th, at the Central Park Great Lawn, the World Cup Final will be shown. You gotta go through a lottery to get the hook-up. Here’s the plug.
Before the final, the World Cup semis are happening Tuesday at 3 p.m. with France vs. Spain and Wednesday at 3 p.m. with England vs. Argentina.
Speaking of plugs, De La Soul, Pete Rock and Hannibal Buress are playing at the City Parks Foundation on Friday, July 17th. This is an “event of the summer” event.
If you want to get free Shakespeare in the Park tickets, you need to register and get a Public Theatre Patron ID. Here’s the link to do that.
July 15th begins the Richard Estes exhibit at the Schoelkopf gallery.
BAR OF THE WEEK
The Shakespeare! It’s about a fifteen minute walk from Tudor City, over on 39th between Madison and Lexington, but don’t let the walk dissuade you. It is a solid quiet bar. One side gets rowdy, one side is for pleasant conversation. It features English pub-fare food but they’ve got great wings, which is really all I need in a pub. The bartenders and waitstaff are very cool. And although I’ve never gotten a buyback, their friendliness is always appreciated.
I’ve never seen it too crowded, the side room is always quiet and a great place for a mellow drink, an after-work hang, or a serious conversation. It’s really nice to have a quiet bar that isn’t filled with yelling bozos. Shakespeare is that spot for me.
-TCV