Newsletter: Feb. 18

FIRST IMPRESSIONS: THE DEAD RABBIT
Where else but this new FiDi pub are you going to find sawdust and yodeling, sexy ice and sriracha ketchup, curly parsley and Jesus Christ? Take a look around the Dead Rabbit.

THIS WEEKEND: THE GREENWICH VILLAGE ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR
Come explore the world of paper! Greenwich Village Antiquarian Book Fair is a neighborhood tradition featuring dozens of book and ephemera dealers from the Northeast. Browse through rare and fine books, maps, prints, postcards, and collectibles in areas such as modern fiction, children’s, art and architecture, music and film, and New York history. Saturday, Feb. 23, noon–8 p.m., $10 (ticket good both Sat & Sun); Sunday, Feb. 24, noon–5 p.m. $5. It’s at P.S. 3, 490 Hudson St. (at Christopher); www.gvabf.com. Sponsored

IN THE NEWS
••• 2/14: Mourning another old building. Plus: Hudson parking lot question; bike-share station NIMBYism; investigating calorie counts; suing Trinity Church; WTC transportation hub delayed; model-turned-broker Trish Goff; the last Lohan mention, one hopes.
••• 2/15: Kindergarten lottery. Plus: Downtown Community Center needs money; Trinity Church rector is leaving; Luke’s Lobster; Tribeca power couple’s apartment sells well.
••• 2/17: The Jackie Robinson Museum’s financial situation. Plus: Touring a flooring showroom; the base of 1 World Trade Center; McDonald’s-scented apartments.

WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Cameron, who correctly identified the location of last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (left). We’ll play again Friday morning.

REAL ESTATE SALES REPORT
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were “recorded” by the city in the past seven days (ending 02/16/13)—the sales may have taken place earlier.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 2/14: 137 Franklin revealed. Plus: Radio Shack closed; return of the sumo; Soho recommendations; Moomah space for sale; Ethan Coen Fine Arts.
••• 2/15: Franklin Place architect and designer announced. Plus: 93 Worth amenity; Barbarini update; Soho Photo street-photography exhibit; wayfinding signage; artist Brad Greenwood; Valentine’s Day photo.
••• 2/16: A new Lenny’s restaurant. Plus: Freight-elevator Museum to open café and shop; My Little Sunshine kids’ store; intense conversation at afternoon tea; New Amsterdam Market petition.

INSTAGRAM TRIBECA (VOL. 2)
More of my favorite Instagram photos of greater Tribeca. The neighborhood never looked so good!

 

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