TRIBECA AFTER THE FLOODS
In his darkly comic dystopian novel Happiness Ltd., a local writer using the pen name Michael McGhee imagines our world ravaged by hurricanes and ruled by corporations. An excerpt and a Q&A.

LATE-BREAKING NEWS
Smoky, suspicious fire at IPN last night. Eight people were injured, none seriously.

IN THE NEWS
••• 8/7: Bank robbery suspect. Plus: Learn how to make block prints; another Dos Toros; chia blends at Whole Foods.
••• 8/8: Shake Shack to bring back crinkle-cut fries. Plus: Mas (la Grillade) has closed for a rethink; virtual walking tour of Tribeca architecture; Brookfield may sell a stake in Brookfield Place; Holiday Inn opening soon.
••• 8/9: Pressure on de Blasio to deal with helicopter noise. Plus: Brazilian gelato cart at Espasso; the Howard Hughes Corp. still plans a Seaport tower (and did OK by Sandy); FiDi population growth; police blotter.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 8/7: Neat timelapse video of 1 World Trade Center. Plus: Menus for Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar; Chambers Street mailboxes return; that unfinished part of Hudson River Park.
••• 8/8: Someone stole Bubby’s cow. Plus: What’s up at the Tribeca Greenmarket; W. Broadway mailbox on the move; emerging photographers show.

WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations again to Robert Ripps for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (click the link to learn the answer.) We’ll play again Friday morning.

WELCOME TO TWEEBECA: SPECIAL CELEBRITY EDITION!
All good New Yorkers know they’re not supposed to bother celebrities, but that doesn’t mean they can’t tweet about spotting them out and about.

INSTAGRAM TRIBECA (VOL. 14)
More favorite Instagram photos of greater Tribeca.