COOL DUDES
Look who dropped in for a visit! Say hi quickly—they can’t stay long….

IN THE NEWS
••• 1/27 roundup: Jon Stewart. Plus: LMDC lawsuit and injury; Drawing Center stays put; Weather Up Tribeca.
••• 1/28 roundup: Poppa Neutrino. Plus: Park51 homophobia; Dennis Oppenheim; the Deutsche Bank plot’s future; Battery Park food kiosks changing hands; Takahachi Bakery; tennis permit fee; Sam Bradford.
••• 1/29 roundup: Raphael De Niro. Plus: Downtown as media nexus; “Selling New York”; new at Bouley; vendors fighting back; Locanda Verde recipe; William Beaver House; 9/11 documentary; Artisan Lofts penthouse sold.

THE CALM AFTER THE STORM
I vowed not to go out and take photos of the snow, but City Hall Park was so photogenic that I had to snap just a few non-snowman pictures, and it seemed selfish not to share them….

WHAT’S UP THIS WEEK
1. Reality-TV person Whitney Port signs copies of her book, True Whit, at Barnes & Noble Tribeca
2. Arts World Financial Center hosts New Sounds Live: Silent Films/Live Music, in which Alloy Orchestra plays while classic silent films—starring the likes of Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, and Harold Lloyd—are screened.
3. High Art (1998), by Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids Are Alright), plays at 92YTribeca. It stars Ally Sheedy, Radha Mitchell, and Patricia Clarkson.
Just three of the highlights from the calendar for this week. More info on these—and the full calendar—is here.

PRIDE? WHAT PRIDE?
I’ve added info on how to make a donation. I promise that as soon as the advertising revenue covers my costs, I’ll remove this plea. In the meantime…. (And if you’d rather not give money, there are other ways to help.)

SEEN & HEARD
••• 1/28 roundup: Crewcuts opening. Plus: Restaurant deal; Color Me Mine; art-gallery concert; a photo portfolio of local storefronts; Franklin Street construction.
••• Congratulations to JJ for correctly IDing last week’s Where in Tribeca…?
••• Photo safari: Chambers, W. Broadway, Murray, and Vesey.

BOULEY TO THE RESCUE
While most of us were sleeping, David Bouley was helping cars stuck in the snow.