BALTHAZAR ALUMS TO OPEN BISTRO IN TRIBECA
Co-chefs Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr, who gained notoriety working for Keith McNally for 16 years at Balthazar, Pastis, and Minetta Tavern, are planning an all-day restaurant in the former Cercle Rouge space.

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FIRST LOOK AT LIBERTY PARK
The new elevated park at the World Trade Center is a riot of acute angles; the new Liberty Street pedestrian bridge makes for a cool, calm counterpoint. Take a look around.

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COMMUNITY BOARD 1: THE JULY AGENDAS
What’s being discussed at Community Board 1 this month: Buddha Bar has not given up; Serafina’s liquor license; sidewalk seating on N. Moore, Church, and possibly Murray; Five Boro Bike Tour noise; the conversion of 22 Reade; garbage in the area; and much more.

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TODAY: SNEAK PREVIEW OF CITY VINEYARD
Plus, the Pier 26 restaurant/wine bar is opening very soon.

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THE RAG & BONE RUMOR PROVED TRUE
Fashion company Rag & Bone confirmed plans for a men’s store in Tribeca. But is a women’s store also in the works?

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CHURCH STREET TAVERN HAS CLOSED
Everything inside was auctioned off last week.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 6/30: 60 White in all its glory (above). Plus: Progress at 56 Leonard; the situation at Pakistan Tea House; Psycho Bunny sample sale; Baja East pop-up; 1 World Trade Center light show; iHeartRadio concert.
••• 7/1: New “bike dismount zone” at North Cove Marina. Plus: The western entrance to the Oculus; classic film screenings at the Roxy Hotel; how locals can participate in the Tunnel to Towers run; Greenwich and Laight in 1987; “The Dark Tower” with Matthew McConaughey shooting here.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 6/30: $75 million donation for the WTC performing arts center (so it’ll be named after Ron Perelman). Plus: Fertility center in Tribeca; Mayor de Blasio hamstrings the Landmarks Preservation Commission; more on the mostly car-free day in Lower Manhattan; Seaport District shopping guide.
••• 7/1: Gas leak on White Street. Plus: Time-lapse video of 30 Park Place’s construction; Hornblower party boats to quiet down while docked.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Jim Smithers, Hyperlocal Man of Mystery, for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? Click the link to discover the answer for yourself.

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PHOTO SAFARI!
Has the old guy ever looked happier? I’m afraid this edition of Photo Safari! gets even more risqué than that….

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