SWEATY BETTY IS OPENING A TRIBECA STORE

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New Tribeca location at 23 Warren and limited spots still open in Ya-Ya Immersion! A full immersion Chinese program designed for 2 to 4 year-olds created and taught by native speakers with highly qualified education background. The rich and unique curriculum teaches a diverse range of subjects in an 100% Mandarin Chinese environment. Available class schedule:
• 2-Mornings: Tue/Thu 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
• 2-Afternoons: Mon/Wed 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
• After School: 1 to 4 days a week 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Contact us today or visit www.mandarinseeds.com for more details. Sponsored.

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NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: INCOLOUR
Color specialist Martin Kesselman has opened INColour, a new paint showroom/store on Lafayette. Color consultation is surprisingly intimate business, he says: “You’re in people’s homes, their bedrooms, their closets. I love that connection you make.”

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NOSY NEIGHBOR
“Why does the MTA park—and double-park—out-of-service buses on Church Street (for a couple of blocks below Chambers) during the evening rush hour?” —E. The answer.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 6/8: Tetsu finally revealed. Plus: Another alfresco film series; mini-movies to sell real estate; vestigial sign for Temple Street; the Mudd Club Rummage Sale; writers discuss “Writing About Love.”
••• 6/9: Rebuffed at the Spring Place private club (above). Plus: Another store at the World Trade Center mall has closed; Bar Works has opened; sidewalk cafés are allowed on Chambers; Downtown Wine & Liquors is nearer the end.
••• 6/10: Louis C.K. film shoot. Plus: No sign of progress at the Trader Joe’s in Soho; Harrison is back at Whole Foods Tribeca; sidewalk poured at 56 Leonard; Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer in concert; street-sign typeface.
••• 6/11: Au pair attacked on the street. Plus: Eternity Rose pop-up; trampoline fitness studio has closed; Think Coffee looks closer to opening; White Street liquor license alteration withdrawn; Anne Frank tree to be dedicated at the 9/11 Memorial.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 6/8: Fraunces Tavern was closed by the Department of Health. Plus: Opening forecasts for Blue Bottle’s two Lower Manhattan cafés (above); actress Diane Kruger bought here; actress La La Anthony lives here; court victory for anti-porn zoning; beautifying the area around the New York Stock Exchange; Ritz-Carlton penthouse to be auctioned in Hong Kong.
••• 6/9: Richard Serra now owns his entire building. Plus: Drew Barrymore’s local recommendations; the menu at FiDi’s forthcoming Fuku fast-food restaurant; actor Matthew Perry is living here; 1 White’s owner got a loan for the renovation; Terroir’s Paul Grieco now that the wine revolution has been won.

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

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