A SECRET STASH OF TRIBECA HISTORY
Craig Bero showed me around the Cosmopolitan Café’s Secret Room, where he displays some of the many treasures he has gathered from around the neighborhood. “That hole outside?” he says of the Chambers Street dig. “I was in there last night.”

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: BARRY’S BOOTCAMP
The Tribeca outpost of the popular fitness facility—where type-A personalities go to sweat together—has opened at 1 York. Classes can be purchased individually, but through today (Monday), you can mention Tribeca Citizen for a deal on the Tribeca Gold membership.

IN THE NEWS
••• 10/4: Sylvia Weinstock. Plus: Yet another Ranger in Tribeca; possible 3 World Trade Center tenant; kooky 53 N. Moore floorplan; should the LMDC be shut down?
••• 10/5: Pig-ear tacos. Plus: FiDi rent-stabilization efforts fizzle; west Soho building comes back to life; actress on trial; vice-free deli.
••• 10/7: Dey Street subway entrance. Plus: Bouley reminisces about opening his flagship restaurant; new nightclub in the Tribeca Grand; gluten-free bakery.

WELCOME TO TWEEBECA
Twitter is the gift that just keeps on giving…. And thanks again to Milo Hess for the awesome new Tweebeca logo!

REAL ESTATE REPORT
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were “recorded” by the city in the past seven days (ending 10/06/12)—the sales may have taken place earlier. Note: Gigantic! Holdings bought 11 Jay, where YHK International was. Anyone know anything about it?

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: TRINITY PLACE DEPARTMENT STORE
Only the first floor of the stealthily opened three-floor FiDi emporium is ready, with women’s clothes, shoes, and jewelry. Party dresses are in abundance.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 10/4: Stark’s Veranda. Plus: Construction starts on 17 Park Place; Karkula’s new neighbor; Harry Shearer and Los Lobos at City Winery; Hudson River Park fee discussion; testing outdoor advertising.
••• 10/5: Asphalt Green protest? Plus: Brooklyn Bridge weekend closures; N. Moore closure; Olivier Cheng; Loopy Doopy.

WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Robert Ripps for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…?—click the link to see which store it was.

PARTY REPORT: HUDSON RIVER PARK FALL FLING
Man about town Darcy Fulton and photographer Roberto DePalo scoped out the scene at last week’s Fall Fling for the Friends of Hudson River Park.