Photo by Julie Shapiro (DNAinfo)

••• A café serving crepes has opened inside J&R—because extending the experience is something we were all dying to do. (DNAinfo)

••• Curbed went to three open houses in Tribeca.

••• “Hundreds of people are expected to attend a hearing Tuesday on whether a historic building near Ground Zero can be torn down to make way for a new 13-story mosque and community center. Opponents of the $100 million project, called Cordoba House, are pushing the city to landmark the existing 152-year-old building at 45-47 Park Place, as a way to hinder plans for the mosque. Because the contentious issue has garnered so much attention, the city Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold Tuesday’s hearing in a 2,000-seat hall at Hunter College and will use a countdown clock to keep speakers to the three-minute limit.” (DNAinfo) Hot air warning in effect….

••• A New York Times article on Mah-Jongg mentioned the Museum of Jewish Heritage‘s current exhibit.