TCQ&A: “YOU HEARD ABOUT THE PEDICAB WITH THE STRIPPER POLE, RIGHT?”
Patrick Parrish (right), owner of the Duane Street modernist gallery Mondo Cane, shows us around his Tribeca—including where he won’t order from anymore and who had one heck of a birthday party.

ROADTESTING SHIBUMI SPA
On a reader’s recommendation (and at the invitation of director Soli Davis) I went for a facial-and-reflexology session at Shibumi Spa, inside the Eastern Athletic gym on Leonard Street.

DON’T FORGET
The big rally to save the Ladder 8 firehouse is tomorrow (Friday) at 10 a.m. in front of the firehouse (N. Moore and Varick).

HELP PLAN A RESTAURANT
A prominent Tribecan has rented the Bangal Curry space on W. Broadway—but now he isn’t sure what to do with it. Any suggestions?

IN THE NEWS
••• 6/20: Staircase victory lap. Plus: Thalassa’s “meze lounge”; hostel with a catch; the Wooly; a Duane Reade that looks “like a high-end department store” coming to FiDi. Update: Added info about “Project Runway” taping.
••• 6/21: Changes are afoot at Hudson River Park. Plus: Holding hands to commemorate 9/11 and writing songs about Battery Park City. When did this become the dorkiest part of Manhattan? Udpate: Added item about the BPC ice rink.
••• 6/22: BPC lions dead? Plus: 9/11 health-benefits boundary extended; 396 Broadway going condo; why FiDi dining is so weak; 135 William on sale; Seaport Museum officials wimp out; 70 Pine landmarked; school composting..

INTRODUCING NUTMEGGER
I’ve written a novel, and it’s not about Tribeca at all. I feel like I’ve been cheating on you…

SEEN & HEARD
••• 6/20: 37 Warren. Plus: Free paint (for a good cause); “Men in Black III”; Maxwell’s menu; time-lapse WTC photography; Sarabeth’s Tribeca; Raccoon Lodge; lemonade.
••• 6/21: “Unique Sweets,” starring Tribeca’s Paulette Goto. Plus: Dudley’s Paw Dog Walkers’ new name; Tribeca talks and tour at 92YTribeca; lunch challenge (five weekday lunches for $50); Walker’s expansion.
••• 6/22: Tribeca Townhomes. Plus: Greenmarket report; Nili Lotan sale; free boot camp; Jimmy Scott and Justin Vivian Bond; New Amsterdam Market calendar; course listings; Bowflex giveaway.