TCQ&A: KAREN SACHS
“I once discussed ice cream flavors in Whole Foods with a very famous actor and Tribeca resident,” says Karen Sachs, who has a personal-shopping and home-staging company (Renew Staging) and a relaunched handbag line (Tru Tru Design). “We were literally standing together with the freezer door open.” Read the entire TCQ&A.

IN THE NEWS
••• 7/30: New FiDi supermarket. Plus: Super Linda review; Gehry building shade violation; new retail space downtown; TimeBank.
••• 8/1: Battery Park City security insanity. Plus: Three city buildings closer to being sold—or maybe not; tourist attacked with hammer; BPCA vs. Asphalt Green; oyster colony discovered; bike-share program possibly delayed; waffle truck; two loft sales; the World Financial Center; dad klatsch.

NEW FRANKLIN STREET STORE
A Tribecan is opening a boutique in the old Bu & the Duck space—the question is, which of her three lines will be sold there?

NEED HELP FINDING A NAIL SALON?
We’ve all heard the complaints about how every other empty storefront is turned into a nail salon—some of us have even done the complaining—but exactly how many are there around here? I created a handy-dandy map.

VALENTINE NO. 23
Labor neighbor.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 8/1: Aamanns/Copenhagen update. Plus: Suzanne Vega; 7-Elevens to pop up like toxic mushrooms; Asphalt Green petition; theater critic Ben Brantley.