THE NEW DESIGN FOR 2 WORLD TRADE CENTER
The 81-story tower at 2 World Trade Center “will feel equally at home in Tribeca and the World Trade Center,” says architect Bjarke Ingels, who also lives in Tribeca. Click through for renderings galore….

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NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: JAMES PERSE
The new Tribeca store looks fantastic without appearing to try hard, which makes it an apt representation of the James Perse brand. Let’s browse.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 6/8: Governors Island day spa. Plus: Possible architect for big, fancy hotel in northwest Tribeca; what Steven Alan employees wear to work.
••• 6/9: Tribeca Cinemas is said to be closing—and the building may be torn down. Plus: Mayor de Blasio met with helicopter lobbyists but not with opponents; fitness entrepreneur Taryn Toomey; tugboat looking for new home; Thompson Street desecration.
••• 6/10: A lot of restaurant news. Chef Floyd Cardoz is leaving White Street; Wylie Dufresne’s FiDi plans; the Brookfield Place Parm; Houseman opening date. Plus: A gang robbed Patron of the New; biker assault conviction; restaurant sued over spill; West Thames Park.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 6/8: Amazon Fresh in Tribeca. Plus: Refrigerated cases at Gourmet Garage; 11 N. Moore unveiled; demolition in northwest Tribeca; why all the costumed kids last weekend; Le District en plein air; Worth Street landmark issue.
••• 6/9: “Mystery Show” podcast. Plus: Leonard Street refurbishment unveiled; old signage uncovered on Beach Street; brickwork on Vestry; concerts at Washington Market Park.
••• 6/10: Is the Copenhagen doomed? Plus: New York Kitchen & Bath on Broadway; Warren Street bar trying again; welcome improvements at Yoya’s Park; another commercial shoot.

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A THIRD CHIPOTLE FOR TRIBECA?
I had heard whispers that Chipotle was looking for a space in central Tribeca, so it came as a surprise that a build-out is actually said to be underway in the northeast.

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NOSY NEIGHBOR
“I assume the base of 7 World Trade Center is the way it is for security purposes, but is there anything inside there?” —A. Here’s your answer. Got a question? Email it to tribecacitizen@gmail.com or call/text 917-209-6473.

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