MAN ALLEGEDLY STROKING CHILDREN AT TRIBECA SUPERMARKETS
He waits for parents to become distracted, so be alert.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 10/6: Yves restaurant (above). Plus: Sculpture exhibit of everyday objects made from paper; the American Icon store is closing; the dangerously dark path in City Hall Park; fun-run fundraiser for Battery Park City schools.
••• 10/7: Is Target a good deal? (It clearly depends on who you ask.) Plus: Planting at the Four Seasons plaza; Racines NY introduces happy hour; a furniture store’s “huge huge sale”; shut out of the Municipal Building cupola tour; tawdry colored lighting; Skin Laundry façade.
••• 10/8: Official Made in Italy pop-up. Plus: Tetsu restaurant on Leonard is still alive; spiffy new aisle at Kings Pharmacy; a Tribeca Grill in Orlando.

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS: SCHNIPPERS
The fifth outpost of the burgeoning Schnippers fast-food chain is an upgrade, with a nicer interior and real tableware instead of paper and plastic. Take a look around.

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THIS SATURDAY: FAMILY FUN
WITH WARBURG TRIBECA AND THE CMA
Warburg Realty, in partnership with the Children’s Museum of the Arts, is celebrating the launch of their new home in Tribeca at 124 Hudson Street with a free family-friendly event! Join us on Saturday, October 15, from 12-3 p.m. for a fun-filled day of hands-on art workshops led by the CMA’s most talented Teaching Artists, custom temporary tattoos by Tattly, Sigmund’s Little Pretzel Cart, and your chance to win a CMA Family Membership! Sponsored.

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LOFT PEEPING: GRETCHEN MAULL
“Art Deco luxe meets rebelliously sophisticated” is how fashion-and-handbag designer Gretchen Maull describes the style of her Tribeca home, as featured on Apartment Therapy. (Photo by William Strawser.)

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THESE OBJECTS ARE MADE OF PAPER
Japanese paper sculptor Makiko Azakami will be showing a collection of “tools” that she loves—some larger-than-life, others tiny—at hpgrp Gallery New York in Tribeca (434 Greenwich, with the entrance on Vestry). The meticulously crafted artworks are not to be missed. The exhibit runs Oct. 13-26, Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The artist will be present at the opening reception on Oct. 13, 6-8 p.m. For more information, call 646.838.8979 or email art@hpgrp.com. Sponsored.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 10/6: Kimye has left. Plus: Prominent building to be converted to offices; careless people find their stuff has been stolen; Gateway Plaza tenant spat; customizable landfill at Target; new museum on Liberty Island.
••• 10/7: Changes to a dangerous intersection (above). Plus: Nathan Lane; top honors for the Dead Rabbit; new tapas restaurant on Hanover Square; Battery Park City residents upset over having no bridge for nine months; local high-school student caught packing heat on campus.

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THE ANNUAL RUG SALE AT JOSEPH CARINI CARPETS
Luxury carpet design company Joseph Carini Carpets is holding its annual sale this Thursday, Oct. 13, and Friday, October 14, from 10 a.m. to 7. p.m. Discounts range from 25% to 75% off retail. Sizes from 2’ x 3’ to 12’ x 16’ will be available, including oversized carpets. Preview the current inventory (and sale pricing) now at stock.josephcarinicarpets.com. The sale is sure to be on the design world’s radar, so get there early! Also this year: Joseph Carini Carpets is including its finely woven cashmere and silk shawls, vintage African textiles, and a selection of African furniture. 335 Greenwich St. (at Jay), josephcarinicarpets.com. Sponsored.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Jim Smithers for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? Click the photo to discover the answer.

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PHOTO SAFARI!
Another messy DiCaprio breakup? And more random pictures with snarky captions.

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