READE STREET PLAYPEN
Curious about the “extreme party event” loft at 109 Reade that’s been in the local news? (That’s the one where “fire massages” have been offered.) A tipster discovered photos of it on Airbnb, a site where travelers locate rooms to rent. Click for pix: There are swings, a slide, even—pervy!—a Crock-Pot.

THIS WEEKEND (AND BEYOND)
On the calendar: New-soul band Ghost Star, Tribeca Retail Club shopping party, Joseph Arthur and Keren Ann, Nina Simone on film, David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, sing-along Teen Witch, kids’ band Rocknoceros, and much more. Plus: Plan-ahead types should check out the full calendar, updated through April 25.

THE TCQ&A: “I WISH I COULD RENOVATE PIER A”
Pam Chmiel on where she indulges in a facial and her family’s Halloween tradition. Plus: She’s offering a full scholarship for the next Teenage Entrepreneur Boot Camp.

SEEN & HEARD
• Tamarind Tribeca and Benvenuto Café unveil themselves.
• Jersey Shore: The Restaurant coming to Murray Street.
• A fancy lighting store/showroom to open on Walker.
• Afternoon tea and poetry at Duane Park.
• Suzanne Vega and Lloyd Cole to perform together.
• Swimming dogs!

NKOTB: WORTH STREET VETERINARY CENTER
Dr. Francisco DiPolo designed his new Worth Street Veterinary Center as a place where Western technology can merge with Eastern tradition—but where cats and dogs can be kept apart.

EVERYBODY ♥ A BARGAIN
Resale-Riches, Trattoria Cinque, Glee Club, and Manhattan Children’s Theatre, and there were good Groupons this week for Merchants and Suteishi(as well as a KGB Deal for Tribeca Spa of Tranquility). Become a fan of Tribeca Citizen on Facebook and you’ll learn about them in time to actually do something about them.

TASTE OF TRIBECA TIP #3
How to slice and dice like a pro, by Russell Moss, the chef at Cafe 92YTribeca and a participant in this year’s Taste of Tribeca. Plus: 55 restaurants and one firehouse have signed on to serve food at the event (May 15, tickets now on sale). Also: You could win a T-shirt.

FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS
“It’s like Pilates on steroids!” says Alycea Ungaro, who will soon be offering suspension-training classes at her Real Pilates studio. Intrigued? A handful of classes will be free, at least at the start.

IN THE NEWS
• A coyote ran around Tribeca.
• Brooklyn Bridge Park opens (in Brooklyn).
• The MTA shafted Lower Manhattan.
• An employee at the Tribute WTC Visitor Center was arrested for stealing thousands of dollars.
• A celeb’s sister had a birthday party at Sazón. No way! Get out!
• Frankly Wines gets visited by the NYT. Related: Since when is there a “triangle below Chambers”?
• City Hall is a mess.
• Marc Forgione is doing something novel with halibut.
• Which restaurants might get a C in the Department of Health’s new letter-grade system?
• Kindergarten madness, again and again.
• Truffles Tribeca is doing OK, and Tribeca Summit changes hands.
• Convicted fraud’s kids kicked out of Warren Street building.

WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Last week no one guessed, which made me sad. Is that what you want? To make me sad on a Friday? A rainy Friday? Surely you have an idea of where this was shot. Write your answer in the comments.