AMERICAN FLATBREAD: A TRUCE?
As ticked-off neighbors geared up for round two in their battle against turning American Flatbread into an event space, Tribeca Rooftop owner Billy Reilly announced that he’s abandoning the plan. Instead, he’s looking at looking at different restaurant options.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 4/23: Is the Chambers reconstruction almost done? Plus: Free firehouse tours; architect Robert A.M. Stern pays a visit; “Mr. Robot” shoot; signage at the VBar Seaport; kids’ tennis clinics; N. Moore parking garage.
••• 4/24: Church Street tower rumor. Plus: Tribeca Family Festival is this Saturday; a peek inside Mmuseumm2; Poem in Your Pocket day; clever Housing Works signage.
••• 4/25: Grand Banks will host a cool pop-up shop (above). Plus: Two guys are rowing from here to England (leaving next week); chopped trees on W. Broadway; Tribeca in an Apple wristwatch ad; Concepts store apparently not dead; Mudville’s fight party; interesting Pen Parentis venue.

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NURSERY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
The Downtown Little School invites parents to our Spring Open House, Thursday May 14th 9:30-10:30am. Meet the school’s co-directors, tour the classrooms, and chat with current parents. RSVP to courtney@downtownlittleschool.org. The Downtown Little School is a nonprofit, progressive nursery school for children ages 2-5, serving the downtown community since 1999. The curriculum is based on the Bank Street model and includes an emphasis on play and social and emotional development. We are located at 15 Dutch Street in the Financial District. More information is available on our website www.downtownlittleschool.org. Sponsored.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE BAR AT 20 WARREN?
Last we heard, Tara of Tribeca Gastrolounge and Grille was stalled with no liquor license—but a worker said yesterday it’s “opening soon.”

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IN THE NEWS
••• 4/23: MacKenzie Door Company (above) is leaving Tribeca. Plus: Kanye West and Kim Kardashian partied at Belle Reve; the “Door in the Dark” installation at the Tribeca Film Festival; Community Board 1’s new members include a 17-year-old; J. Crew’s Mickey Drexler attempts a bold flip.
••• 4/24: Pigeon-feeding resident riles neighbors. Plus: Rendering of the new building at 465 Washington; City Hall restaurant’s Henry Meer to open Pier 16 kiosk; 70 Pine conversion delayed; another coworking space in FiDi.
••• 4/25: Coyote captured in Battery Park City. Plus: Rupert Murdoch companies bring in new architect to rethink 2 World Trade Center; praise for Canali Club gym; Oedipal real-estate lawsuit dropped.

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

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PHOTO SAFARI!
A.k.a. random pictures with snarky captions.

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