LOFT PEEPING: JANIS PROVISOR & BRAD DAVIS
New York Social Diary visited the eclectic Laight Street loft of artists Janis Provisor and Brad Davis, whose apartment includes works by Ed Ruscha, Alex Katz, Chuck Close, Kiki Smith, John Cage, and Evgeny Antufiev (including one, we’re left to infer, based on his penis).

DRAWERS TOO TIGHT? RECYCLE TEXTILES AT TRIBECA GREENMARKET
The average New Yorker discards 46 pounds of clothing and other textiles every year. GrowNYC’s Office of Recycling Outreach and Education can help you reduce waste while increasing closet space by accepting clean and dry clothing, paired shoes, coats, linens, scarves, hats, bags and belts at the Tribeca Greenmarket. Materials will be sorted for reuse or recycling. Every Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Greenwich St. at Chambers. Visit GrowNYC.org/clothing for more information. GrowNYC’s Office of Recycling Outreach and Education is a NYC Department of Sanitation funded program. Sponsored.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 5/20: Art gallery to host naked day (with laughter workshops). Plus: Artificial turf company opening in Tribeca; Washington Street pedestrian plaza; 372 Broadway correction.
••• 5/21: A new church on N. Moore. Plus: Bell Bates’s rumored replacement; Duane Park shirtmaker opening date; Peace & Love auction; Seaport holiday schedule of events; FiDi creperie; Fulton Center signage; party for tweens.

BELL BATES IS CLOSING
The natural food grocer has been family owned and operated since 1885. And I hear the space will become….

MARYLAND BLUE CRAB NIGHT AT THE HIDEAWAY
Each Sunday and Monday through September, The Hideaway on Duane Street hosts the most authentic crab-cracking experience north of the Chesapeake. Oversized blue crabs are shipped directly from Maryland each week; the menu also includes jumbo spicy peel-and-eat shrimp, tangy coleslaw, corn on the cob, and more—with options for the crab-averse, too—and yes, all of the mallets, crackers, forks, and other necessary tools and seasonings are provided. Pints of seasonal beer, a lovely wine list, and summery cocktails round out the experience. Come celebrate summer! 185 Duane (between Hudson and Greenwich), 212-334-5775; thehideawaynyc.com. Sponsored.

IN THE NEWS
••• 5/20: The bar at Pier 15 will open soon. Plus: Battery Park City a proposed “slow zone”; New York Downtown Hospital lays off its EMTs; underground supper club on Franklin Street; secret wrap restaurant.
••• 5/22: Discriminatory gym policy possibly not as discriminatory. Plus: Bibi & Tuck entrepreneurs on their Tribeca; two thefts; real-estate analysis on Broad and Beaver; new ballet school; Pier A question.

TRIBECA IS THE MOST INVENTORY-DEPRIVED NEIGHBORHOOD DOWNTOWN
Real estate buyers in TriBeCa are still facing a dramatic inventory shortage—a 48% drop since 2009—but demand is simultaneously surging: There are 52% more properties under contract today than a year ago and nearly 77% more contracts signed today than six months ago. Buyers eagerly await new offerings and a ready to act quickly. A Vice President at Brown Harris Stevens and a TriBeCa resident for over a decade, Sophie Ravet one of the leading and most trusted real estate brokers in the neighborhood. If you have any questions about current real estate conditions and would like a complementary value assessment of your property, please contact Sophie at 212-452-4470 or sravet@bhsusa.com. Sponsored.

NOSY NEIGHBOR
“Here’s a ‘Nosy Neighbor’ question that’s been on my mind for months: What goes on at 444 Greenwich?” —M. The answer? Superhot.