"Exactly one year ago, on a brisk October evening, a few hundred people gathered on a stretch of sidewalk on Grand Street in Manhattan's Chinatown, taking in a performance by the rollicking violinist Adrian Jusdanis of the band New Thousand. Riveting as he was, Jusdanis was only the warmup for the main act: the reopening of Beverly's, the beloved artist-run bar first established in 2012, whose original location at 21 Essex Street closed amid the pandemic in 2020."
"So when Beverly's finally moved into 297 Grand Street, founder Leah Dixon wanted a party-of course. But she knew there would also be some grief: for the old location, for how much New York had changed since COVID, for how rocky the path to reopening had been. She had a vision of everyone at the threshold waiting to enter the new spot together, sharing in the experience of being locked out."
A crowd gathered on Grand Street to hear a violinist before Beverly's reopening at 297 Grand Street. Beverly's originally opened in 2012 at 21 Essex Street and closed during the pandemic in 2020. Temporary spaces and traveling exhibitions filled some gaps, but a permanent home remained elusive. Founder Leah Dixon planned a reopening that invited communal participation and acknowledged grief over the lost location and broader changes in New York. Beverly's has exhibited about 300 artists, provided jobs that fund artistic work, and served as a social and professional hub.
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