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THE 19 NEW BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN TRIBECA
If it seems like there’s a new building going up on every other block, that’s because there is. Here’s a recap of the 19 new buildings under construction in Tribeca—all but one are residential.

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A POEM BY TRIBECA PAINT & HARDWARE
With a tear in our eye we say goodbye
to our friendly neighbors at Walker Supply.
But friends and customers—please have no fear,
As Tribeca Paint & Hardware is oh so near.
A 3-minute walk is all you’ll endure
And your hardware blues we are sure to cure.
Danny, Randy and Geo are ready to serve you,
To match prices and service and Benjamin Moore, too!
So drop on by and check us out beginning in May:
Just mention Walker for 10% off when you pay.
Sponsored.

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UPDATES ON TARGET’S TRIBECA STORE
The Target opening at Greenwich and Murray will have a Chobani Café like the one in Soho. Plus: More info on what to expect in the rest of the store, including a new rendering of the exterior.

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EMPIRE DINER? UMPIRE DINER? VAMPIRE DINER?
The big question is whether the new restaurant has any affiliation with the Empire Diner in Chelsea, notably resurrected by chef Amanda Freitag and partners in 2014 (but lasting just under two years).

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NEW YORK CITY’S ONLY ALL-GIRLS SOCCER CLUB
The Gotham Girls Football Club is dedicated to the development of girls as soccer players. Our coaches instill a love of the game, develop the girls as unique players, prepare them to compete at the highest level, and help them reach their full potential as players, students, and people. GGFC has an academy, or Formative, for ages 5 to 9, and a Travel program for ages 10 to 18. This year’s tryouts are May 11-24. For more information, and to register for a try-out date, visit gothamgirls.org. Sponsored.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 5/9: That Chinese restaurant isn’t really new. Plus: Amada’s café is now open (above); a reader recommends the renovated Tokyo Bay; Tribeca CSA has shares available; a show of Donna Ferrato’s Tribeca photos; studio space for emerging artists.
••• 5/10: Musical swings and inflatable birds. Coming up at Brookfield Place. Plus: Graffiti Earth restaurant opening pushed back a week; Soho home decor store Aero is moving uptown; pedestrian passageways at construction sites; Miss Paradis lounge.
••• 5/11: Bluemercury is opening soon. Plus: Nice neon logo for Le Coucou restaurant; enjoy 5 Beekman’s west side while you can; pop-up selling Moroccan goods; two photos of Liberty Park at the World Trade Center.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 5/9: Scoop is closing. Plus: Tribeca Trust’s “jazz funeral” for south Tribeca; high-end housing slump in Lower Manhattan?; opening dates for Governors Island and its new hills; learning to do a handstand; fire below ground; John Watts statue; Paulie Gee’s pizza.
••• 5/10: Tribeca penthouse reportedly sold for $54 million. Plus: Café Altro Paradiso reviewed (above); window-washers rescued; City Vineyard opening forecast; advisory board suggested for the Battery Park City Authority.
••• 5/11: New condo to have private Drybar outpost. Plus: Man detained for loitering around Taylor Swift’s building; crane accident widow sues city for $600 million; Community Board 1 calls for the return of the Seaport Working Group.

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NOSY NEIGHBOR
“When will City Hall Park’s fountain be turned on? Shouldn’t it be working by now? I just walked through Bowling Green and its fountain is beautiful.” —Anonymous. The answer.