LOFT TOUR PREVIEW #1: DUANE STREET MAXIMALISM
The Friends of Duane Park’s 2010 Inside Tribeca Loft Tour is Oct. 17. Only 300 tickets are sold, so buy yours now! Still need persuading? Here are pix of one of the lofts on this year’s tour.

TANGO TRIVIA #3
To celebrate an upcoming show of Argentinian dance, BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center is giving away tickets—and one lucky winner also gets dinner for two at Industria Argentina. To be entered, you just have to answer this trivia question correctly….

SUGGESTION BOX: EQUINOX (UPDATE)
The gym is being renovated in “coming months.” Unfortunately, management won’t talk about what exactly is in the works.

DANCING ON BROADWAY
Downtown Dance Factory (left) has a new space that’s as exuberant as a dance studio should be—with bright colors, big black polka dots, and chandeliers made with Barbie dolls.

IN THE NEWS
••• 9/20 roundup: Bad news for the Super Linda, coming to the old Delphi space. Plus: School news; circumventing Manhattan; the building with a CSA; and Will Arnett.
••• 9/22 roundup: Luxury Night Out (FiDi discounts and perks). Plus: Fashion designer accused of squatting; Alfred Stieglitz show; NearSay profiled; Plein Sud reviewed; LMDC largesse.

SEVEN THINGS I’LL MISS ABOUT NYC
No, I’m not leaving (yet). I’m just getting a jump on my nostalgia.

TCQ&A: “THE BABYSITTING AT EQUINOX HAS BEEN A LIFESAVER!”
Carla Sullivan (right), who just founded MiniMunchers—a website about kid-friendly restaurants—shows us around her Tribeca and Battery Park City.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 9/17 roundup: Hudson plaza party. Plus: Cool chair; deals on museum and spa; and a City Winery report.
••• 9/20 roundup: Nirvana on display. Plus: Tribeca Meet & Greet details; discount on Ivo & Lulu’s; Cristina Dos Santos art reception; and the Hudson nightmare.
••• 9/22 roundup: Trattoria Cinque and Thalassa deals. Plus: Best Made Japanese hatchet; handbag designer Judith Leiber; new show at Hal Bromm Gallery.
••• Foto Friday: There’s a perv standing outside Balloon Saloon!

INSIDE 34 LEONARD
The once-stalled building (left) is now being offered as very nice rentals—and amenities include an outdoor shower. Warning: This may make you hate your apartment.