THE MOTHER LODE OF OLD TRIBECA PHOTOS
It’s a good thing today is a holiday, because you’re going to lose hours exploring a new site site that makes the New York Public Library’s historical photos of the city incredibly easy to browse. Above: Hudson Street, looking north from Reade, in 1870.

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SUGGESTION BOX: LE DISTRICT
Much of Le District has been open for a month and a half. What advice would you give the folks running it?

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RUUM IS CLOSING
And this time, it’s not about a rent increase. Discounts will likely deepen as the end nears.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 5/21: Gourmet Garage update. Plus: NestSeekers leaves Tribeca; new signage at White Street and Warren 77; a local author’s dystopian noir; vintage cameras and more at Authentic Pre-Owned; July 4 fireworks; Baron Von Fancy billboard.
••• 5/22: A funkier façade than we thought. Plus: F-16 flyover (above photo by Chip Foley); new furniture store on Laight?; gut renovation at Ivy’s; Belle Reve’s “dirty dinner party”; Hudson Square event.
••• 5/23: Chambers reopening delayed. Plus: Yesterday’s F-16 flyover; puppetry-theater-cinema hybrid; free ice cream at JCP Shavuot event; film and panel about boys’ issues; “Meet the Fishes” event.

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FIELD TRIP: BED-STUY
I didn’t think it’d be dangerous, exactly, but I didn’t think it’d be gorgeous. Small wonder the area is being gentrified so quickly. Join me for a walkabout.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 5/21: Previewing the One World Observatory. Plus: Condé Nast editors’ local recommendations; hot dog vendor gouges tourists (and how!); more rowers attempting to cross the Atlantic; Washington Market Park’s flowers.
••• 5/22: Hit-and-run arrest. Plus: Governors Island opens tomorrow; rendering of the revamped Verizon Building; schools are passing on the 9/11 Museum; new tower by the Manhattan Bridge; ex-Tribecans now in Harlem.
••• 5/23: High prices at observatory gift shop. Plus: Offensive cocktail name at Abajo; swimwear designer Malia Mills; an Uber for helicopters promises to make life hell for the rest of us; one-on-one theater review; more Loft Peeping photos.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to JRR for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (Click the link to learn the answer.) We’ll play again Friday morning.

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PHOTO SAFARI!
A.k.a. random pictures with snarky captions. Above: New frontiers in codependency.

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