TCQ&A: “THE ONLY TIME I HAVEN’T LIVED HERE WAS DURING COLLEGE”
Perrie Samotin (right), the style editor at amNewYork, shows us around her Tribeca—including where she scores fashion finds and the restaurant she wishes would reopen.

IN THE NEWS
••• 7/5: Peck Slip. Plus: After-school program not cut; Franklin Tower; lunch report.
••• 7/6: Duane Reade goes upscale. Plus: 177 Franklin hasn’t sold after all; WTC-area real estate heating up; crack in 3WTC crane; tourists visiting Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s rental; Cortlandt subway station update; FiDi department store?; tour-bus congestion; Matsugen; Sept. 11 mural.

VALENTINE NO. 1
I feel like I’ve been especially curmudgeonly in recent weeks, sticking pins in everything I come across. So I figured I’d start a series pointing out the wonderful stuff. (Doing my part to raise real-estate values!) It’ll focus more on the small and idiosyncratic—no Duane Park, no Staple Street—and the items will come in no particular order.

NOSY NEIGHBOR UPDATE: BLUES BAR
Dan Aykroyd (presumably) sets the record straight about the location of the bar that he and John Belushi opened back in the day.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 7/5: Freedom Tower (1WTC lit up for Independence Day). Plus: Why Pier 25 was closed during the fireworks show; Asphalt Green Battery Park City; Jung Sik; Tiny’s treat; Liev Schreiber update.
••• 7/6: Restaurant Week. Plus: Pier 25 snack bar; Stuzzicheria sandwiches; Housing Works sale; FB Gallery.

IT’S THIS OR A TATTOO
Introducing something fun and new: customizable Tribeca Citizen T-shirts! I’ve suggested a few possibilities, but of course the point is that they can say whatever you want.