FIRST IMPRESSIONS: NORTH END GRILL
That the latest Danny Meyer/Floyd Cardoz collaboration is serving the best food in Battery Park City is a foregone conclusion. But is it worth crossing the highway for?

SEEN & HEARD
••• 1/17: The rumor is that a Tribeca building is coming down. Plus: Bus-bulb extraction; Freakin Wings; Plein Sud.
••• 1/18: My Belly’s Playlist. (It’s a new sandwich “shop.”) Plus: Thierry Despont exhibit extended; celeb at the Palm; Tribeca Meet & Greet.

EXCLUSIVE FOR TRIBECA CITIZEN READERS
XOOS French Shirts is extending its once-a-year sale through Feb. 15 exclusively for Tribeca Citizen readers. Everything is 10% off, and some shirts are 15% off; moreover, with every four shirts you buy, you’ll get a free silk tie. (Shirts are normally around $85.) You can also shop online at the relaunched french-shirts.com; use code XS12TC at checkout. XOOS is at 7 Lispenard, at W. Broadway; 646-429-9835. Sponsored by XOOS French Shirts.

IN THE NEWS
••• 1/17: NYPD violated the law. Plus: Chef Aarón Sanchez’s new book; director M. Night Shyamalan sells his apartment; P.S. 234 kindergarten update; where to dump your girlfriend (and get fries).
••• 1/18: Clocktower Gallery. Plus: Battery Park carousel and playground update; setback on Lispenard; Dominique Strauss-Kahn townhouse price reduced; Trump Soho auction; Condé Nast takes more of 1WTC.

LOFT PEEPING: 101 WARREN
Shelter website Houzz featured an apartment in 101 Warren designed by Boston-based Stephanie Sabbe: It has groovy wallpaper, a Murphy bed, and art co-created by the client’s boyfriend.

COMING UP
Mario the Magician, Clifford the Big Red Dog, the Moth, Richard Thompson, Anoushka Shankar, Howie Day, and a bunch of art.

PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION
Two bills currently before Congress would affect sites like this one. Google has a painless petition you can sign to oppose this legislation.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: VINTRY FINE WINES
Vintry Fine Wines has just opened in Goldman Alley. It looks like an alien spaceship has landed—and they brought wine!