TCQ&A:”WHEN I MOVED TO TRIBECA, THE ODEON WAS AN AUTOMAT”
Deborah Lupard, the Warburg Realty agent currently starring in HGTV’s “Selling New York,” on the restaurant she thinks is a best-kept secret, who she spotted loitering outside Thom Browne, and more.

SAYONARA, MATSUGEN
The high-profile Japanese restaurant’s last day will be Saturday. Thanks again to the reader who tipped me off about this—if you hear something noteworthy, please drop me a line at tribecacitizen@gmail.com.

A STYLIST’S SCOUTING REPORT
To assist with your spring-wardrobe shopping, fashion stylist and personal shopper Stacey Mayesh agreed to pass along her go-to list of New York City boutiques. Plus: The four main trends for spring.

IN THE NEWS
••• 2/28 roundup: School delay. Plus: Eulogizing Anne Compoccia; BPCA nominee limbo; 9/11 families upset about sphere; Tribeca Enterprises expanding again; artist Andy Jurinko.
••• 3/1 roundup: Congestion nightmare. Plus: Washington Market Park lawn opening early (and restrooms next month); comedian attacked; BPC park feedback; local Oscar winner; Innovate Manhattan; New York by Gehry; an artist’s kooky apartment.
••• 3/2 roundup: Fancy French shirts. Plus: Old American Stock Exchange building getting developed (and how!); garbage garage temporarily halted; Courtney Sale Ross; new theater in the Seaport; a spy among us; Jane Krakowski; Matsugen updates; coconut shrimp; pageant prep.

FEBRUARY RECAP
Mommy role-play sex! Johnny Rockets! Giant boobs! Frank Gehry! In case you missed it, here’s what happened in and around Tribeca last month.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 2/28 roundup: Marshmallows—at bedtime, no less. Plus: Deal on cupcakes and blowouts; restaurant news for FiDi.
••• 3/1 roundup: Rondo sale. Plus: Cercle Rouge deal; P.S. 234 auction; Clocktower Gallery event; a Tribeca filmmaker’s new short documentary; Bob Townley brunch.
••• 3/2 roundup: Elton John at the Tribeca Film Festival. Plus: That Borders sale; Theater Bar update; late-night happy hour; Crewcuts storytime; yarn street art.

IMPORTANT!
One of the “In the News” roundups linked to above includes a New York Times article about a Department of Transportation proposal to allow bus idling—idling!—and parking as far north as Warren and as far west as North End. This will directly and dramatically affect the quality of life of a huge swath of people—I have to think the DOT hasn’t figured out exactly how residential the southern part of Tribeca and the northern part of BPC have become. I will do my best to cover this as it develops, but please read the NYT article now so you have some familiarity with it. The 9/11 Memorial must not be allowed to open (as it’s scheduled to do this September) without an acceptable plan to handle the huge numbers of buses expected to come visit it. We may need to agitate.