Newsletter: May 16

NEIGHBORS NIX RACCOON LODGE SPINOFF
Residents turned out in droves at the Community Board 1 meeting last week to protest plans for the Lodge, a bar at 20 Warren. The committee unanimously agreed: “That bar should not be on that street,” said one member.

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BIRTH OF A MALL
The Westfield World Trade Center mall is abloom with signage for 24 of the stores that’ll be opening soon-ish—including four that had not previously been announced.

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A HOME FOR THE CLASS
Fitness guru Taryn Toomey has found a space in Tribeca for The Class, as her popular, peripatetic regimen is known.

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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
••• 5/12: Saks Fifth Avenue update. Plus: Four Seasons debut pushed back; Pure Barre is opening soon; 56 Leonard closings have begun; W. Broadway storefront finally revealed
••• 5/13: Gelato cart outside Whole Foods. Plus: Statue of soldier on horseback moved to Liberty Park; peeking inside Hank’s Juicy Beef and fancy mystery on Chambers (above); new Cosmopolitan Hotel bar to be for guests only; Worth Street reconstruction update; “Scenes from the Underground” shoot; firehouse visits.
••• 5/14: Liberty Park updates. Plus: New app for historical photos of New York City; N. Moore wall uncovered; brand orgy on Warren; “Charlotte’s Web”; 346 Broadway community space; Seaport District summer programming.
••• 5/15: Yet another storefront for rent. Plus: One Roll and Go slice joint has a new name; upcoming events (including Ladybug Day) at Washington Market Park; Church Street School’s annual Happening; Exhale opening on Thompson; former Naked Lunch bar to be a deli.

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WHAT’S NEW AT TASTE OF TRIBECA
Why haven’t you bought your tickets yet for Saturday’s Taste of Tribeca? The weather looks to be gorgeous, and it’s all for a great cause. Plus: Your ticket now also gets you two beer tastes! See which restaurants—including six new ones—are serving what….

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IN THE NEWS
••• 5/12: Rethinking Castle Clinton. Plus: A split at Tutto Il Giorno; vending machine staffer has coins stolen; review of a bar called the Ship.
••• 5/13: Cadillac is opening a café. Plus: Tribeca composer’s new piece was inspired by construction noise outside his apartment; Community Board 1 rivals join forces.
••• 5/15: Post-It war on Canal Street. Plus: When Alexander Hamilton’s doctor’s mansion was on Chambers; break-dancing tournament finals; design charrette for the Water Street arcades; rowing across the Atlantic.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Jim Smithers for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…?, more or less. Click the link to discover the answer for yourself.

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

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