DETAILS ABOUT THE ESTUARIUM ON PIER 26
The 12,000-square-foot river research center will be overseen by Clarkson University, and a cargo sloop will likely be docking there.

HOUSEHUNTING IN TRIBECA WITH BOB DYLAN
For the final excerpt from artist Rob Mango’s new book, 100 Paintings, let’s travel back to 1989, when Bob Dylan wandered into the gallery….

SEEN & HEARD
••• 12/4: 460 Washington looking pretty good. Plus: Big Eric Garner protest; hardware store closing; Seaport meeting; new hotel to have gallery featuring local artists; brunch party at the Greek; “Holiday Sing” at Bogardus Garden; Washington Market Park holiday card.
••• 12/5: Workers spotted at Gourmet Garage. Plus: Inside the Nexxus salon; potential mega-development on City Hall Park; free screening of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”; Beekman hotel-condo update; pet photos with Santa; Washington Market Park holiday party.

“BEST OF 2014” SURVEY
Many of the questions are very close, so if you haven’t voted, you really could make a difference. The polls close this weekend. Vote now!

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

IN THE NEWS
••• 12/5: Attempted rape of 81-year-old woman. Plus: Massive Eric Garner protests; Terroir partnership dissolved; minimum-wage protest at McDonald’s; Meryl Streep’s oven trouble.
••• 12/6: City withdraws landmarks plan. Plus: North Cove Marina remains in limbo; the crappy state of N. Moore Street; Collister Street rooftop addition-to-an-addition; Northern Tiger forecast; royals arriving tomorrow; Seaport tower unlikely to move south.

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.