NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: DA MIKELE
Da Mikele, a new pizzeria-and-more from the folks behind Luzzo’s and Ovest, has opened on Church Street. Have a look inside….

IN THE NEWS
••• 11/15 roundup: Let the cladding begin at 1 World Trade. Plus: Blazing at Stuyvesant; I’m Too Young for This!; BPCA criticisms; book fair.
••• 11/16 roundup: Robert De Niro. Plus: World Trade Center security nightmare; Grandaisy pumpkin pie; city takeover of Battery Park City?; real-estate sales; Setai sues FiDi location.
••• 11/17 roundup: Trump Soho. Plus: Rector Square sold for a song; Cooking by the Book; Tweed Courthouse school; mini sailboats in North Cove Marina.

TCQ&A: “I’VE ALWAYS LOVED THE CHICKEN AT CORNERSTONE GRILL”
Internet entrepreneur and floral designer Connie Connors shows us around her Tribeca—including where she hung out with Andy Warhol, the gag gift she sent her sons at camp, and the part of the neighborhood she’d like to re-engineer.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
This weekend (starting today) in and around Tribeca: Steven Alan sample sale; meeting about the Hudson Street Reconstruction Project; Harold and the Purple Crayon live; the labyrinth at St. Paul’s Chapel; Tribeca Film Festival’s Craig Hatkoff; The Muppet Movie sing-along; Yunte Huang, author of Charlie Chan: The Untold Story; Brian Newman Jazz Trio; Snow Film Fest NYC; reception for gallery show by Parastou Forouhar; Looking at Christmas, a play by Steven Banks; Louis Malle’s 1960 film Zazie dans le Metro; New Amsterdam Market; Jewish Community Project Downtown’s Health & Wellness Conference; Mose Allison; Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh; more.

THE WAY TRIBECA WAS
Here’s a taste of what you can expect from Tribeca: A Pictorial History, the new book by the Tribeca Trib’s history columnist, Oliver E. Allen.

GET THE PARTY STARTED!
Longtime kids’-party planner Party Poopers has spun off Party Swank, a division for adults’ events. Its founders have the best Rolodexes ever: Broadway singers, belly dancers, mentalists, tarot readers, pole dancers, and more.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 11/15 roundup: Candy haul. Plus: “Next Iron Chef” finalists; handmade crafts fair; return of Barocco?; “Asian sexsation” Calamity Chang; balloon light; John Allan’s event. Also: Wouldn’t it be sweet of Goldman Sachs to save the ice rink?
••• 11/16 roundup: Neon drums. Plus: Park51 info sessions; craft lessons; meeting about off-leash dogs in Battery Park; Tribeca Language deal; gingerbread house workshops; discount at the Flea.
••• 11/17 roundup: Seasonal Whispers is expanding into Soho. Plus: Weather Up unfinished?; Gymboree Play & Music discount; Hanukkah party; Room artist event; Khushi sale.

CAN-DO ATTITUDE
The 2010 Canstruction awards ceremony was held Monday night: Twenty-five engineering and architecture firms competed in categories such as “Best Use of Label,” “Structural Integrity,” and “Best Overall.” Jennifer Liu attended for TC.