PROGRESS REPORT: THE NEW BUILDS, PART 1
Building bust? What building bust? New construction is popping up all over, rising so fast that these photos—taken this week—are probably already out of date. Here’s what you want to know about five of the buildings, including renderings of what they’ll look like when they’re done.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 11/4 roundup: eXerBlast coming to Reade Street. Plus: Pier 25 opening postponed; new Kiva replacement possibility; deals on wine and swimming (separately); Toro Lounge party; Best Made first aid; Manhattan Children’s Theatre; Fulton Street Transit Center; Weather Up Tribeca.
••• 11/5 roundup: Mini golf possibly not opening till spring. Plus: New salon has opened; Gumbo Mondays; deals on whiskey, cupcakes, and fitness; Danish sandwich celebration; John Allan’s.
••• 11/6 roundup: TOAST event. Plus: Author Dennis Lehane; Da Mikele; Kidville opens on weekends; sale at Tribeca Wine Merchants; Birdbath menu update.
••• Foto Friday: This week’s photos were taken on Broadway, Pier 25, West Broadway, Greenwich, and Reade, as well as at the World Trade Center site.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: JOSEPHINE
Have you been to Josephine, the bakery/café/wine bar that opened last weekend in Independence Plaza North? What did you order? How was it? How was the overall experience? Several folks have already weighed in.

HOW A NUTRITIONIST EAST AT… PEPOLINO
Italian food doesn’t have to go to your hips: Nutritionist Amy Shapiro explains how she ordered—and why—during a recent visit to Pepolino.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
This week in and around Tribeca: Julie Andrews; “Canstruction” opens; Adam Richman of “Man v. Food”; Harvey Keitel, Daphna Kastner, Mike D., and Tamra Davis; “Sweet Smell of Success”; author Larry Doyle; Naomi Wolf talks to young feminist leaders; New York City Horror Festival; Shawn Colvin; “The Twilight Zone Forever”; much more.

WE KNOW WHAT BEYONCÉ IS GETTING FOR CHRISTMAS
“Now I’m down in Tribeca, right next to De Niro,” bragged Jay-Z on “Empire State of Mind.” Well, who’s bragging now? Just in time for the gift-getting season: T-shirts that get to the heart of what you really like about your neighborhood.

IN THE NEWS
••• 11/4 roundup: WTC Performing Arts Center. Plus: Book of historical photos of Tribeca; Basketball City; shopping for end tables; BPCA’s Gayle Horwitz; Gary Shteyngart; artist Robert Swain; “affordable housing”; 200 Chambers; Tribeca Treats.
••• 11/5 roundup: BPCA spending. Plus: Steven Alan sample sale; Lena Dunham; Bubby’s new chef; Moss is closed down; the Leaning Tower of Tribeca; Harrison deal.
••• 11/6 roundup: 99 Church (a.k.a. Four Seasons Hotel site). Plus: Downtown vs. Midtown; Commonwealth furniture designers; Albany Street turn lane; Alexis Stewart; art critic Raphael Rubenstein; National Museum of the American Indian.

ABOUT THOSE STYROFOAM MOSQUES
“The mosques, 20 in total, were sculpted from Styrofoam,” explains artist Tilton Widro. “Brilliant white, the color of peace, the mosques’ soft construction is allegorical to the abuse Islam has had to sustain during the controversy.”

TWELVE TWEETS OF TRIBECA
Mad MILFs, bad weaves, bankers huffing rails… It’s time for “Twelve Tweets of Tribeca” again. Same caveats as last time: 1) I don’t necessarily agree with them. 2) I apparently have a soft spot for profanity and drugs. 3) I’m pretty sure these are all about Tribeca, NYC. Also, Tribeca Citizen is on Twitter, too—@TribecaCitizen.