ABBONDANZA!
An Eataly outpost has been confirmed for 4 World Trade Center. It’ll be a bit smaller than the one uptown.

JOËL ROBUCHON IS OPENING A RESTAURANT IN BROOKFIELD PLACE
The final restaurant slot at Brookfield Place is going to Joël Robuchon, who is opening a new incarnation of L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon. It will be 11,000 square feet, with counters, tables, and a bar and lounge.

WILL 460 WASHINGTON BE RENT-STABILIZED?
Also on October’s Community Board 1 agendas: Murray Street karaoke bar; Dean’s replacement; exterior and interior changes to Broadway landmark; Fulton Center update; Bogardus Park; street fairs; Canal Street newsstand; Peck Slip Park; more.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: CHURCH STREET TAVERN
The new restaurant feels much more at home in the space than its predecessors, and it has a classic American menu stacked with crowd-pleasers. Take a look at the room and the menu.

IN THE NEWS
••• 9/29: Kale party! Plus: Church Street building to be three stories higher than thought; President Obama fundraiser visit; checking in with Pier A; Cadillac looking at Hudson Square lease; Grand Banks; another gratuitous Tribeca bashing by the New York Times.
••• 9/30: Balloon mistaken for terrorists. Plus: The Robs love Arcade Bakery; Michelin Guide stars announced; Jake Gyllenhaal lives among us; quixotic Park Lane Hotel quest; Atera review; an unfortunate situation at P.S. 234.
••• 10/1: 22 River Terrace is getting a new name and address. Plus: Southbridge votes to sell market-rate; Distilled break-in; Artsee doctor helping the needy; Toynbee Tiles.

A FARM-TO-TABLE DINER IS OPENING ON READE
The folks of Hudson, N.Y., have long complained about being overrun with people from New York City—now the traffic is heading the other direction, with the town’s Grazin’ Diner planning a location in Tribeca. The original is the country’s first Animal Welfare Approved restaurant.

CAFÉ BARI IS OPENING IN TRIBECA
Last July, longtime Soho institution Café Bari closed its doors after 21 years at Broadway and Spring—now it’s reopening a few blocks south.

SEEN & HEARD
••• 9/29: A pizza pop-up is in the works. Plus: A first glimpse of the entrance to Andrew Carmellini’s Little Park restaurant at the Smyth; Emma Thompson appearance; Sole di Capri reportedly on Seamless.
••• 9/30: The great SoulCycle crisis of 2014 is over. (Or not?) Plus: Big Broadway development likely to be even bigger; Mehtaphor reopened with a much smaller menu; mystery storefront on Chambers; great photo of the WTC Oculus; Tribeca architecture illustration; Oktoberfeast in the Seaport; “Where in Tribeca…?” answer.
••• 10/1: Apple embraces “Tribeca” (…instead of “TriBeCa”). Plus: Luaka Bop anniversary celebrations in Cortlandt Alley; another great Oculus shot; Front Art Space show; Washington Street demolition.

FIELD TRIP: THE ROCKAWAYS
The revitalization of the Rockaways has received a lot of press, but the off-season isn’t exactly a beachy, funky, artsy paradise. Then again, when the ferry is only $7 round trip, who cares? Let’s take a field trip.