BAD NEWS FOR FOOD EMPORIUM AND FAIRWAY
Food Emporium says its Tribeca store will close in a matter of weeks, although there’s still hope it can work out a deal with another chain. Fairway, meanwhile, is floundering.

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TOYS “R” US
The Ghostbusters firehouse is for sale. Or at least it will be—as a Lego set!

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HOW’S THIS FOR A RUMOR…
Last week’s mention of the three-level retail space at 100 Barclay brought out intel from someone with a connection to the building, who said a major department store and popular lunch spot are coming onboard.

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ANOTHER INEXPENSIVE RESTAURANT CALLS IT QUITS
Café Noir has gone dark.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 10/29: Is the bike path finally ready to open? Plus: Questlove as Lower Manhattan spokesperson; an old-school touch at the Sterling Mason; emergency management as art fodder; “Limitless” shooting here yet again.
••• 10/30: A real commitment to Halloween. Plus: Visiting the Surrogate’s Court building for the Lower Manhattan Expressway exhibit (above); Mr. Locks is leaving Tribeca; Food Emporium cuts back its hours; woven art at Patrick Parrish.
••• 10/31: Dahlia’s is closed for repairs. Plus: Harley-Davidson of NYC gets served with a violation; 56 Leonard at night; interesting building across the Hudson; more on the pop-up toy store; Real Pilates Soho opens next week.

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ANOTHER SALON HAS CLOSED
F.S. Charlie Salon’s last day is Saturday, and all fixtures are for sale.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Robert Ripps for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (Smithers gets an honorable mention.) We’ll play again Friday morning.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 10/29: Fake Battery Park City lawn to cost $1.59 million. Plus: Two potential plans for the massive complex across from Pier 40 (above); Rick Owens is opening a store on Howard; an Irish pub that doubles as a 9/11 memorial.
••• 10/30: How to dissolve the Battery Park City Authority. Plus: Pretend you were an office worker on 9/11; Battery Park City’s private security officers to have no real power; World Trade Center mall is leased; Whitehall/South Ferry subway station construction; 1 Wall Street conversion changes.

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