TRATTORIA CINQUE APPEARS TO BE CLOSING
And a local restaurateur has big, juicy plans for the space. The photo above offers a clue of what to expect.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: DEROSE METHOD TRIBECA
“We teach our students how to achieve performance in their lives,” said Fabio Martins, owner of the new DeRose Method Tribeca studio on Murray. “You come here because you think, ‘I can do better.’”

MALBEC MARCH MADNESS AT ESTANCIA
Estancia, which has proudly poured Malbec wines since 1995, is taking its love of the grape to the next level with Malbec March Madness. The restaurant is offering 12 to 15 excellent Malbecs by the glass, along with wine flights showcasing the different styles based on terroir, altitude, and so forth. And wine purveyors are visiting throughout the month, chatting with customers about their wines. It’s just one more reason to visit everyone’s favorite neighborhood restaurant. 460 Greenwich, 212-431-9088, estancia460.com. Sponsored.

IN THE NEWS
••• 2/25: FiDi’s transient population. Plus: South Street skyscraper update; the Seaport remains a ghost town; new Trump Soho Hotel nightclub.
••• 2/26: More on the the upcoming World Financial Center market (including its two restaurants). Plus: Battery Park tents to be removed; Atera insists on pre-payment; 4 New York Plaza; Paris Café.

INSIDE A GOLDMAN SACHS FERRY
The Goldman Sachs–built ferry I rode was lovely! It and its partner surely deserve better names than the uninspired York and Jersey. Any suggestions? (P.S. The comment thread on this post—it has little do with the ferries—is really something.)

READY FOR ANOTHER MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT?
I thought that maybe a burger joint was coming to the old Carl’s Steaks space on Chambers, but I was wrong. It’s going to be a Thapco!

LOFT PEEPING: SKYLOFTS THREE-BEDROOM
New American Luxury recently featured a handsome three-bedroom apartment in the Skylofts building designed by architect Inson Dubois Wood. Note the cute dog—and the bathroom with what must be killer views.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 2/25: Battery Park carousel. Plus: Checking out Siring Asian Grill; the Corbin Building; Nicola Formichetti and TwoHustlers.
••• 2/26: Good news about the Butterfly, along with some less good news. Plus: Novelist Rick Moody sings; Woodrow’s throws itself a party; gallery show about plants; cherry blossoms.
••• 2/27: Pier 40 forum. Plus: Learn how to tie a knot from the guy who tightrope-walked the Twin Towers; a new pizza option; gallery show; Thom Browne backpacks.

THE MUSEUM OF MODERN GRAFFITI | FEBRUARY 2013
Also known as the street art I’ve come across in greater Tribeca since October.