MORE FROM THE EVERYTHING CROTON MAILBOX

1) A former resident is visiting friends for the Thanksgiving holiday and would love some updates on the following businesses:

• GROOVY ON GRAND; CHILDREN'S, TWEEN AND TEEN CLOTHING; CLOSED IN 2013; CLICK HERE FOR MORE
• FLAVA CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT (WITH A  MENTION OF THE CLOSED LA SALA); FROM 2014; GO TO EverythingCroton: FLAVA CARIBBEAN FOOD & RUM BAR HAS CLOSED
• FYI FLAVA BECAME EATALIA; CLOSED; go to EverythingCroton: EAT WITH YOUR EYES AT EATALIA, WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE
• SHE WONDERS WHAT HAPPENED TO BELLA PAULA; closed in 20l4-2015 sometime; here is the 2016 obit for owner Tom Losapio EverythingCroton: TOM LOSAPIO HAS PASSED AWAY

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2)  A reader is seeking an old article from 2020 regarding a BLACK LIVES MATTER NYC riot.  

Response: That year was pot marked with many such events. From the description provided, however, it sounds like this one---sorry we have further follow-up---good luck in your research:

*****RIOT IN MANHATTAN--Eight people were arrested Friday night when a group of 150 Black Lives Matter protesters smashed windows and graffitied the storefronts of Lower Manhattan chain stores and banks, police sources said. At least two Starbucks, five banks and a Duane Reade had their windows busted, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage. Police recovered two stun guns, smoke grenades, and burglary and graffiti tools. The protest had been advertised on Twitter by groups calling themselves the “New Afrikan Black Panther Party” and the “Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement.” One of the arrested protesters was from Portland, Ore., and another was from Iowa, the sources said. MORE AT https://nypost.com/2020/09/05/black-lives-matter-protesters-riot-in-manhattan-cause-100000-damage/