NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: AQUA
“I want it to be homey and cozy,” says Aqua founder Esther Gauthier, “like you’re visiting a friend’s house, and your friend happens to have a pool, and you decide to do an aquacycling class.” Check it out.
BUY A DUX BED AND RECEIVE A SET OF SFERRA SHEETS VALUED UP TO $1,000
Through May 19, receive a matching set of Celeste or Giotto sheets from Sferra with the purchase of a DUX bed. Joined together, the DUX bed and Sferra fine linens are an exquisite combination, where both brands share decades of delivering luxurious products based on the highest quality and the finest materials. Visit the Duxiana store at 161 Hudson or call 212-777-0771 for details; cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. Sponsored.
CROSSFIT 212 IS EXPANDING IN A BIG WAY
CrossFit 212 only opened on Franklin a year and a half ago, but it’s already branching out—with a new, additional 5,000-square-foot space on Broadway.
IN THE NEWS
••• 5/2: Garage where worker drowned violated safety rules. Plus: Dylan Prime should reopen by fall; no human remains found alongside 9/11 plane wreckage; 48-story apartment building coming to Fulton; Courtyard by Marriott.
••• 5/3: East River Blueway plan. Plus: More on the old Mercantile Exchange building; losing money on Tribeca real estate; police blotter.
••• 5/5: Expanded evacuation zones. Plus: Playwright Jon Robin Baitz; “Million Dollar Listing” and the Marble House; law firm heading to Brookfield Place.
WELCOME TO TWEEBECA
Twitter is the gift that keeps on giving….
REAL ESTATE SALES REPORT
This week’s recorded sales include one by Christopher and Alexandra Heinz; he’s the son of Teresa Heinz, who is married to Secretary of State John Kerry.
WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
No one has guessed—or even attempted to!—last week’s Where in Tribeca…?, but I’ll wait till the end of the day to post the answer.
SEEN & HEARD
••• 5/2: The Egg by Susan Lazar pop-up is closing (so there’s a big sale). Plus: Helicopter video around the top of 1 World Trade Center; Dominique Strauss-Kahn film; Denny’s vent; 2 Harrison tower.
••• 5/3: Pier 25 playground to reopen next weekend. Plus: Asphalt Green opening date; East River Ferry to use larger boats; Pier 26 restaurant progress; a heck of a First-Time Tuesday deal at Cosmopolitan Café.
••• 5/4: Is Denny’s backing off? Plus: Breakfast at Mulberry & Vine; P.J. Clarke’s closed till May 15; Citi Bikes for kids?; Downtown Dance Factory’s star turn; street closures for bike tour.
THE FINAL PIECE OF 1 WORLD TRADE CENTER
Thanks to the two readers sent in photos of the top of the 1 World Trade Center spire making its journey up to the roof.