BUDDHA BAR HAS BEEN APPROVED
The State Liquor Authority agreed to grant Buddha Bar a liquor license, but with rigorous stipulations insisted on by local residents.

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THE ANNUAL RUG SALE AT JOSEPH CARINI CARPETS
Luxury carpet design company Joseph Carini Carpets is holding its annual sale today and tomorrow, October 13 and 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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THE UNHISTORIC TOWNHOUSE
The new building at 187 Franklin is looking crazy-in-a-good-way: Check out photos taken behind the construction netting, including a few of the interior.

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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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SEEN & HEARD
••• 10/10: Soho Pharmacy is changing its name. Plus: Views of 56 Leonard as the hoist comes down; Baked is getting a facelift; egregious police parking; 70 Vestry pokes up above ground; Target enthusiasm; 24 Hubert Wines is back; action at a Washington Street storefront?
••• 10/11: The Four Seasons hotel plaza. Plus: The opening of Canal Street Market was pushed back; Pier A ditched its fine-dining restaurant; “The Affair” and “Power” shoots; Greenwich Street tower; pretty light at the World Trade Center Oculus (above).
••• 10/12: Regal cinema changes. Plus: Café opening on Canal; Baked’s facelift (and new savory menu); Brooklyn Fare supermarket has opened; coping mechanisms on Warren; 111 Murray update.

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MAKE A MEMORABLE FIRST IMPRESSION
Claudine Williams Photography, based in Lower Manhattan, captures you at your best with memorable images for business, glamour and building your personal brand. If you’re an entrepreneur wanting to show you mean business, an individual looking for a winning LinkedIn photo, or a hardworking mom seeking a stunning portrait, Claudine is the one to call. Testimonials and portfolio samples are available at claudinewilliamsphotography.com. Sponsored.

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NOSY NEIGHBOR
“They are setting up a NASA event at Canal and Varick. Do you have any more information on this event?” —M. The answer (which doesn’t actually involve NASA).

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IN THE NEWS
••• 10/10: Grand Banks spinoff (above). Plus: “Love locks” to be cut from the Brooklyn Bridge; St. John’s Terminal project to lose its High Line park; St. Paul statue; new Australian café in FiDi.
••• 10/11: Food carts could get doubled. Plus: Millennials are colonizing FiDi; a dearth of long-term health care in the area; you can rent the apartment above the Ear Inn.

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SACCO & VANZETTI BISTRO HAS CLOSED
The restaurant opened in the summer of 2015.

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UNDER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE
While wandering around the other day, I ended up under the Brooklyn Bridge and I fell in love—with the old infrastructure that reminds me of the way Tribeca used to be, with the tangle of ramps, with the general derelictness. A photo essay.