NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: GOTAN
Serving breakfast, lunch, and third-wave coffee, Gotan has opened in the former Pécan space. “Nothing is pre-made,” says co-founder Arnon Magal. Check out the interior and menu.

IS THE BATTLE FOR NORTH COVE MARINA OVER?
The Battery Park City Authority all but told local resident and all-around beloved guy Michael Fortenbaugh that he’s out—leaving a Cuomo crony and Brookfield as the remaining contenders. A rally is being held Monday at 6 p.m.

BRUNCH AT UNION BAR + KITCHEN
Come to Union Bar + Kitchen for weekend brunch (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and enjoy an entrée and two hours of bottomless Bloody Marys, Mimosas, and Bellinis for only $35. The menu—New American with global influences—offers something for everyone. Highlights include the sirloin burger, eggs Benedict with smoked salmon, the breakfast burrito, and the Morning After Sandwich, a panko-crusted pork cutlet with provolone, egg, hot mustard–infused tonkatsu sauce and pickled ginger. See you this weekend! 300 Spring St. (near Hudson), 646-791-0005; ubknyc.com. Sponsored.

LOFT PEEPING: LORA & JJ APPLETON
The New York Times featured the Tribeca apartment of Lora and JJ Appleton: She’s a founder of the kinder Modern gallery, he’s a musician, and they have a five-year-old son, Willem.

BEST OF 2014
The voting closes at 5 p.m. on Sunday for the Best of 2014 survey—and several of the races are neck-and-neck. Chime in now!

LOFT PEEPING: CAMILLA VEST NIELSEN
Steven Alan’s blog featured the Tribeca loft of Goods We Love co-founder Camilla Vest Nielsen. The Danish design was to be expected—the rope swing, not so much.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 12/8: Lunch at Da Claudio. Plus: Your own building in gingerbread; Dirty Bird wants a beer-and-wine license; toy and clothing drive; frozen yogurt and cell phones.
••• 12/9: Danish design pop-up (above right). Plus: Soup and salad at Baked; 56 Leonard and 30 Park Place from afar; Simeon Lagodich art show; World Trade Center mall update; Bogardus Plaza renovation timeline; Room to Grow event.
••• 12/10: Neighbors rally against bar on Warren. Plus: Gotan café is open; new items added to Community Board 1 Tribeca Committee agenda; chocolate bread.

IN THE NEWS
••• 12/8: Lunch at Little Park. Plus: Many tenants announced for World Trade Center mall; Sheldon Silver’s ethical laxity; more on the North Cove Marina abstention; Just Salad.
••• 12/9: The royal visit. Plus: Good, cheap Chinatown massages; reimagining Christmas decor at Shinola; affordable housing in Lower Manhattan; Katie Holmes, extravagant cupcake tipper.
••• 12/10: Two injured in elevator accident. Plus: Inside the new bar at the hotel formerly known as 60 Thompson; local doctor has records stolen; city’s second-oldest cast-iron building being converted; Seaport proposal editorial.