••• Legendary rap artist KRS-One will be reading from his book, The Gospel of Hip Hop: The First Instrument, at Barnes & Noble tonight at 7 p.m.

••• Technology specialist CytexOne, which is currently on the third floor of 50 Hudson (Duane/Thomas), is taking over the retail space next door (formerly home to Juniper 100).

••• On one of Interior Design‘s blogs, Ghislaine Viñas of Ghislaine Viñas Interior Design rhapsodizes about life in New York: While attending her daughter’s P.S. 234 class potluck, she learned that an artist she admires, Bill Sullivan, is a parent of one of her daughter’s classmates. (His paintings are pretty cool.)

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••• If you’ve been paying attention, you know how much I love the Tribeca section of the Hudson River Park—watching the grasslands along the boardwalk change with the seasons has been remarkable. Yesterday, most of the neighborhood seemed to be there enjoying the gorgeous weather, including a large praying mantis that was sunning itself on one of the benches. (It reared up as my camera moved in for the macro shot.)