FIRST IMPRESSIONS: HAUS
I know I said I wouldn’t go to Haus, the new nightclub in the old Canal Room space, but I couldn’t resist putting on my fun pants and heading over.

NOSY NEIGHBOR
“There’s a permit in the window of 172 Duane, but it’s behind the gate, so I can’t quite read it. What’s going on there?” —R. The answer: The four-story addition appears to be progressing. See the rendering.

IN THE NEWS
••• 9/4: Frank Gehry’s design for the World Trade Center arts center has been nixed. Plus: Hamptons fitness studio opening in Tribeca; Park Place tower and Islamic museum progressing; shirt of bin Laden’s killer to go on display; men’s swimwear at Brookfield Place; Alexander Wang; new FiDi Greenmarkets.
••• 9/5: New 13-story building on West Street. Plus: Don Hill’s is being reborn; why the WTC Transportation Hub is a mess; the war over the WTC’s Tower 5, a.k.a. the old Deutsche Bank site; ambulances dawdling on way to Battery Park City; Alex Birkenstock.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 9/4: Testing “Tribute in Light.” Plus: Watch it from the 9/11 Memorial this year; nail salon’s move confirmed; the second Juice Press looks close; TV show “Forever” shooting here; Telepan Local ditches small plates; cheeseburger praise; new Warren Street bar; Senegalese choir; free preparedness stuff.
••• 9/5: Who took the Moomah space. Plus: Kutsher’s sign; 1 World Trade Center reflections; strong Pen Parentis lineup; Who Framed Roger Rabbit?; new 346 Broadway rooftop structures; Greenmarket update.
••• 9/6: The Juice Press on Murray is open. Plus: Saturday lunch at Brushstroke; September 11 street closures and parking; Lilly O’Briens opened in its new space; more Big Belly recycling units downtown; ink on paper.

WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Robert Ripps for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (it was in the Balloon Saloon). We’ll play again Friday morning.

WELCOME TO TWEEBECA
Can you believe what @soandso tweeted about Tribeca?