BIG NEWS ABOUT THE BROOKFIELD PLACE FOOD COURT
Six leases have been announced: a cupcake bakery, an Asian sandwich shop, a burger joint, a grilled-cheese shop, a taqueria, a pizzeria, and a health-food restaurant.

TRIBECA OUTLOOK 2013: A SELLERS’ MARKET!
2012 was a great year for Tribeca real estate with an average price rise for all size categories. 2013 has so far proven to be even stronger, with even higher demand and scarce inventory leading to an incredible turnout at open houses—and, in many cases, to bidding wars and above-ask closing prices. If you are considering selling your property, call Sophie for a free market valuation. A Vice President at Brown Harris Stevens and a TriBeCa resident for over a decade, Sophie Ravet is one of the leading and most trusted real estate brokers in the neighborhood. Sophie is multilingual and has an extensive local and international client base. 212-452-4470, sravet@bhsusa.com. Sponsored.

THE PROPOSED HUDSON RIVER TAX: A RESPONSE
A. J. Pietrantone, executive director of Friends of Hudson River Park, responds to yesterday’s Open Letter post in opposition to the Neighborhood Improvement District and the corresponding tax. Note: There have been a lot of comments about this matter.

WELCOME TO TWEEBECA
Twitter is the gift that just keeps on giving….

SEEN & HEARD
••• 2/21: Franklin Station Café is back (sort of). Plus: Kale salad recipe; Jerry’s Café has reopened; what’s up at the old Carl’s Steaks space?; dinner at Saleya; Scotch tasting; late nights at Tribeca Canvas; Pen Parentis lineup; Amish Market changes; Collect Pond Park.
••• 2/22: Garage fire. Plus: Nili Lotan branching out?; pop-up gallery; Maslow 6 Wine Bar menu; Hubert building façade work; New York Academy of Art exhibit.
••• 2/23: Turks & Frogs has closed—and the restaurant replacing it has a new name. Plus: The Goldman Sachs ferries; confirmation on Nili Lotan’s expansion; Tribeca Trust talk tomorrow; a flower.

CUSTOM SHIRTMAKER OPENING ON DUANE PARK
Manuel Racim is coming to the former Cytex space on Hudson. What with J. Crew’s Ludlow Shop next door, the eastern edge of Duane Park is about to become menswear central (relatively speaking).

IN THE NEWS
••• 2/21: Manhattan star map. Plus: New sections of the East River Waterfront coming online; Seaport embracing the NYC Half Marathon; Community Board 1 wants a piece of the Sandy aid pie; Sabor de Mexico review.
••• 2/22: More on today’s garage fire. Plus: Woolworth Building centennial exhibit; WTC workers busted for selling weed; Emma Stone; FiDi diner and Duane Reade reopen; 119 Chambers; another take on 98 Saffron Fresh Indian.
••• 2/24: Momofuku Milk Bar hoax. Plus: Battery Park City ball fields update; Peck Slip School pre-K; Taste of Tribeca tickets; air rights; Tribeca couple moves to FiDi.

WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
No one has guessed last week’s Where in Tribeca…? [left] yet—and I thought this one would be easy. Shows what I know (or how few of you venture eastward…).

REAL ESTATE SALES REPORT
Courtesy of StreetEasy, these are the properties whose sales were recorded by the city in the past seven days (ending 02/23/13)—the sales may have taken place earlier.

INSTAGRAM TRIBECA (VOL. 3)
More of my favorite Instagram photos of greater Tribeca.