FLASHBACK TO 1986
La Lumia’s Jackie Sencion loaned me a 1986 map of lower Manhattan that’s annotated with ads for local businesses. It’s a retro-groovy treat.

IN THE NEWS
••• 12/20 roundup: Park51 not moving. Plus: Inside Alycea Ungaro’s fridge; self-service beer taps; Compose.
••• 12/22 roundup: Asphalt Green. Plus: Doorman gifts; Compose opinions; movie theater lease; coffee geeks; landmark mobile app; SouthWest chef a TV winner; mobile post office; inside a 7 Worth sale; Chinatown BID; bank robber. UPDATE: Ski retailer coming to Tribeca.
••• 12/23 roundup: 9/11 health bill. Plus: Marc Forgione; New York Downtown Hospital; 70 Broad sells; Jewish Community Project to expand.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: FEATHERSTONE DESIGN
The old Number (N)ine space on Washington is now home to jewelry company Featherstone Design. “I love it here!” says founder Deirdre Featherstone (left), who plans on hosting monthly open-studio days.

CANAL STREET: BUYERS BEWARE?
Should the NYPD try to cut off demand for counterfeit goods—like the ones being hawked relentlessly on Canal Street—by arresting the stereotypical “four women from Kansas” for a few hours?

REFLECTIONS ON THE CITY (PART 2)
There’s something about light bouncing off one building and onto another that gets me every time. I just wish they moved, like reflections off water….

SEEN & HEARD
••• 12/22 roundup: 57 Reade. Plus: Deal on Kids Empowerment Academy; sale at Torly Kid; call for submissions at cell-phone-photo show; Do Yoga Do Pilates.

TWELVE TWEETS OF TRIBECA
Pros: Sexy French men, DILFs, eight-foot Christmas trees. Cons: stuck-up soccer moms, Billy Joel, Tribeca wind. Welcome back to Tweebeca!