BEST OF 2014: AND THE WINNERS ARE…
The polls are closed, the results have been tabulated—thanks again to the 1,124 people who voted—and the rejoicing can begin. The full list of winners.

THE 2015 ANTICIPATION INDEX
Which forthcoming openings in Lower Manhattan are readers most looking forward to? (I left Fairway Market in there because there has been no official word that it’s gotten out of the lease.)

IN THE NEWS
••• 12/15: Lululemon signs on at Brookfield Place. Along with a watch store and a cigar store/lounge. Plus: Sheldon “Sleazy” Silver; real estate around City Hall Park heats up; the story of the Wall Street Bull (on its 25th anniversary); Arcade Bakery’s holiday treats; Tribeca vs. Downtown Brooklyn.
••• 12/16: Stuyvesant stockbroker made it all up. Plus: How come elected officials are being quiet about North Cove Marina?; rally report; Seaport redevelopment plan is online; South Street Seaport Museum will have space, somewhere.
••• 12/17: Big Broadway clock to be made electric. Plus: The Anish Kapoor sculpture at 56 Leonard will be 20 feet tall; development likely at 1 Beekman; Syms plot on the market; Starbucks assault; Smyth rooms getting refreshed next.

JOSEPHINE HAS CLOSED
It seems to have been pretty abrupt. There are cookies in the display case, an uncleared table, and the outdoor furniture there for the taking.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 12/15: Sanitation Department shakedown? Plus: A hell of a sandwich; the stray cat of northwest Tribeca; checking in on construction at 56 Leonard, the Sterling Mason, and 2 Renwick; gallery moving.
••• 12/16: “Die-in” protest in Duane Park. Plus: Fairway Market possibly “delayed”; J&R name sold to Century 21?; new trees; 76 Laight.
••• 12/17: Fireworks tomorrow night [which is now tonight, Dec. 18]. Plus: Fundraising drive for Bogardus Garden-Plaza-Park; Duane Street buildings re-created; 1st Precinct parking shenanigans; “selfie kiosk” coming to FiDi.

NEW RESTAURANT OPENING ON GREENWICH STREET
Come spring, you’re going to have another good reason to cross Canal: Chef Ned Houseman, formerly of Prune, is opening a restaurant in the 508 space.