THE TCQ&A: “IT’S LIKE LIVING ON A HOUSEBOAT”
Writer Glenn Plaskin—whose new book, “Katie Up and Down the Hall,” comes out next month—shows us around his Tribeca and Battery Park City, including which restaurant almost set him on fire and where he takes out-of-towners for even better water views.

CALENDAR: AUG. 10–SEPT. 6
This week in and around Tribeca: preview of “A Film Unfinished”; South Korean film “Punch Strike”; Bajah and the Dry Eye Crew play a free show; Duncan Sheik; Nino Segarra and His Orchestra play a free show; JJ Grey; “Get Rich Cheating” cast; Randy Weston’s “Uhuru Afrika” 50th-anniversary concert; “The Country Girl” alfresco; Rhett Miller; Comedy Below Canal; more

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: TRIBECA PARENTING
When Realbirth closed, Tribeca Pediatrics’ Dr. Michel Cohen (not pictured) saw an opportunity, hiring as many as 12 of Realbirth’s teachers to cover the same sort of topics—preparation for childbirth, baby-care basics, breastfeeding—that Realbirth did. Read all about it!

IN THE NEWS
••• 8/6 roundup: Capsouto Park. Plus: Is Il Matto in trouble?; Terroir’s Riesling obsession; Hudson River Park Trust’s fundraising move; Tribeca’s tennis courts, and a chance to win tickets to a Blonde Redhead show.
••• 8/7 roundup: Graffiti restaurant is coming to Duane. Plus: Another objection to Park51; Ninja gets ripped; Ward III summer cocktail; this week’s Geekdown; death of a bikini bar.
••• 8/9 roundup: So Mehta (Graffiti gets a new name). Plus: Con Ed won’t block Park51; pop-up park in FiDi; Millennium High School overcrowding; Drawing Center bails on downtown; Trump Soho bar.

NEW YORK MISCELLANY
Here’s a bunch of interesting stuff I’ve come across online that’s more about New York City than it is about Tribeca per se.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 8/8 roundup: Is Puffy’s moving? Hope not! Plus: Chanterelle space having work done; Tribeca Meet & Greet at Dash Gallery; “Mad Men” party; Chambers Street work to begin tomorrow; and how to help underprivileged kids get ready for school.
••• 8/9 roundup: Might Susan Sarandon soon be hanging around the Balloon Saloon? Plus: Deals on Zaitzeff, Khushi, Whole Foods gelato, and merch at Kula Yoga Project; an uplifting photo exhibit; and Theater Bar update.
••• Last week’s Foto Friday: Photos taken on West Broadway, 3rd Place, Broadway, and Church. Seriously, does this standpipe not resemble Bart Simpson?