THE HOMELESS SITUATION IS ONLY GETTING WORSE
The question is, what can we do? Having given up hope that the city will figure it out, I suggest we all donate, even if only a small amount, to the New York City Rescue Mission and ACE. They’re on the front lines, doing far more than we ever could; what we can do is give them the financial support they dearly need. I gave $100 to each of them, and I’m only mentioning it to (a) prove my money is where my mouth is, and (b) hope that it’ll inspire you.

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CHURCH STREET TAVERN IS ON HIATUS
“Please join us this Fall,” says the sign on the door, “for an exciting New Look & New Menu but the same old burger….”

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AND SO IS THE BUTTERFLY
Back in April, Michael White’s midcentury-Midwestern bar and restaurant stopped serving weekday lunch, and it recently decided to close entirely on Mondays and Tuesdays, so this isn’t a huge surprise.

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TRIBECA PEDIATRICS IS MOVING
But not far. Also: An update on Saleya.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 7/16: Maison Kayser is opening. Plus: BLT Bar & Grill is closing (and a new company is taking over the space); 443 Greenwich’s very nice windows (above); neighbors ticked off about 19 Park Place; Warren Street bar update; mini-storage advice.
••• 7/17: Chambers Street has been ripped up again. Plus: Restaurant Week is starting up; the Hallmark senior living facility changes its name; gluten-free bagels; a rare small storefront.
••• 7/18: Ninja Turtles street closures. Plus: Video of one of the film’s car chases; makeup hawkers outside Whole Foods; groovy skylight mobile; new single-story building to be made with real brick.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 7/16: Ideas on how to fix downtown’s tourist congestion. (For one thing, move the bull.) Plus: Ten Thousand Things slideshow; White Street’s Dan Abrams; tough times on Nassau Street.
••• 7/17: The “vapid monumentality” of the World Trade Center. Plus: Inside a Tribeca apartment (above); review of City Hall Park’s sculpture show; Industry Kitchen rave; Peck Slip School to close street for drop-off and pick-up.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Jim Smithers 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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WELCOME TO TWEEBECA
Can you believe what @soandso tweeted about Tribeca?

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