The final batch of highlights from the last 12 months. (Part 1 is here, while part 2 is here.) Thanks again to everyone who helped out! P.S. When I say “final,” I’m not including the lists of what opened and closed. Stay tuned….

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A THANK YOU NOTE
Dear Tamy and Felipe: Thank you again for inviting us to the latest installment of your weekly dinner party, Thursdays at Worth Street. Committing to hosting a different group of people every Thursday for a year—it’s such a great idea that I’m tempted to steal it…. (Sept. 7)

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HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT TOURISTS?
The 9/11 memorial is projected to be visited by 5.5 million people in its first year. About a million will come by bus. (Sept. 16)

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INSIDE 34 LEONARD
The once-stalled building is now being offered as very nice rentals—and amenities include an outdoor shower. Warning: This may make you hate your apartment. (Sept. 21)

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LOFT TOUR PREVIEW #1, #2, AND #3
An advance look at three of the apartments on the Friends of Duane Park’s annual Inside Tribeca Loft Tour. (Sept. 22, 24, 27)

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FUNNEST TOWNHOUSE EVER!
Tribeca’s Ghislaine Viñas clearly had a blast designing a Warren Street townhouse featured on the cover of Interior Design. (Sept. 25)

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A HISTORICAL FOOTNOTE
At the press preview for the Friends of Duane Park’s Inside Tribeca Loft Tour, I learned something new about the sidewalks of Tribeca. (Sept. 26)

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INTRODUCING THE TRIBECA VISITOR’S GUIDE
Now, who wants to help make a map for visitors to Tribeca? [Raises hand.] (Oct. 11)

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THE COLORS OF FALL
Photographer Dev Tandon went foraging for fall, and he found it everywhere—not just pumpkins and dead leaves, but flashes of autumnal color all around the neighborhood. (Oct. 14)

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BUBBY’S AT 20
Owner and chef Ron Silver talks about how the restaurant got started (“I cooked Thanksgiving dinner for friends, got drunk, and decided to open the next day, too”), and what’s next (an outpost in L.A.). (Oct. 20)

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WE’RE SO MONEY
If Tribeca ever secedes from the Union, we’ll already have designs for our new currency, thanks to Chia-Wei Liu, a grad student at the School of Visual Arts. (Oct. 23)

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SNEAK PEEK: PIER 25
The moment we had been all waiting for finally arrived. (Nov. 1)

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PROGRESS REPORT: THE NEW BUILDS, PART 1 AND PART 2
Building bust? What building bust? New construction is popping up all over. Here’s what you want to know about the buildings, including renderings of the what they’ll look like when they’re done. (Nov. 5, 13)

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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 hamazing. (Dec. 20)

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DECEMBER BLIZZARD: THE MORNING AFTER
More than 20 inches of photos and video! (Dec. 27)

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TRIBECA BY THE NIGHT
Are there always strangers in your hallway? Maybe they’re travelers, renting the apartment down the hall for a few nights at a time…. A look into what’s available in Tribeca on the site VRBO.com shows that nightly rentals are everywhere, even in some fancy buildings. (Dec. 28)

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PAINTING THE TOWN RED
SJW sent over sunset photos she shot back in April from her apartment in 200 Chambers: “Sometimes the sunset is so intense the windows in the buildings really look like they’re on fire!” (Dec. 28)

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BEWARE THE DOORFLOWERS
It’s time for people to start pushing their weight. I’m talking about revolving doors. (Dec. 31)