NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: DRYBAR
“We’ve had a lot of requests to come to Tribeca,” said Drybar founder Alli Webb on the occasion of the 25th location (and fifth in Manhattan), opening last Friday. “It’s a natural fit for us. We love TenOverTen and SoulCycle!” P.S. Sorry, FiDivas, but the FiDi location isn’t happening (yet?).

WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Liz for correctly identifying the location of last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (left). I’d venture that it was one of the girl’s accessories— and not the pearl earring—that led to the solution. Click the link to see the answer.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 12/27: American Flatbread update. Plus: Fika update; two more World Financial Center closures.
••• 12/30: Two restaurant updates, both on Church. Plus: Raccoon Lodge; New Amsterdam Market; where to go now that Mail Boxes Etc. is closed?

REAL ESTATE SALES REPORT
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were “recorded” by the city in the past seven days (ending 12/29/12)—the sales may have taken place earlier. One is a longstanding restaurant….

SPELLING IS OVEREATED ANYWAY
Certain errors are more noteworthy than others—when the wrong word is used, for instance, or when a new, funny-sounding word is created.

IN THE NEWS
••• 12/27: New Amsterdam Market is reopening in February. Plus: 249 Church Street loft comps; artist Nate Lowman; new FiDi building getting glassed.
••• 12/28: East River Ferry extension. Plus: Aamanns-Copenhagen reviewed; crime report; another big building east of City Hall Park; FiDi diner closing.

WELCOME TO TWEEBECA
If you ever wondered what happened to the characters from “Friends”….