ANOTHER GROCERY CHAIN WANTS THE TRIBECA FOOD EMPORIUM
The deal is done; the judge handling A&P’s bankruptcy just needs to approve the sale. So what is Long Island–based Best Market like?

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RELATED: WHAT IS IT ABOUT TRADER JOE’S?
Every time I post about a supermarket or a large retail space, people ardently wish that Trader Joe’s would move in. Those of us who don’t understand its appeal would genuinely would like to know: Why do you love the store so much?

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SPECIAL THANKSGIVING SOUPS FROM GOOD STOCK
Too much to cook this Thanksgiving? Need the perfect gift for your hosts? Let Good Stock take something off your plate! New York’s premier soup maker is creating a special Thanksgiving menu to make your day even more memorable. We will deliver our fresh, small batch soups right to your door so you can focus on holiday fun. This year’s menu includes three holiday classics: Butternut Squash Soup, Chestnut Soup, and New Orleans-style Oyster Soup. Visit goodstocksoups.com/home-delivery for more details on our holiday menu, in addition to information about our regular Tribeca home delivery program. Sponsored.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING TO THIS BLOCK OF CHURCH?
Two people told me they had heard that a new 44-story building was taking the place of four buildings and displacing a dozen businesses—including Capital Audio Electronics, which is closing soon—but the owner denied it.

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NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: IBIZA
In 1976, Chrystyna Hordijenko and John Husiak quit their jobs as a social worker and teacher, respectively, to go into the fashion business. After 40 years in the Village, their store, Ibiza, is now on Duane Street. “We’re downtown people,” says Hordijenko. “So we came farther downtown.”

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IN THE NEWS
••• 11/5: Eataly could open as soon as April. Plus: Howard Hughes says no tower will be built on the New Market Building site; Arcade Bakery’s s’mores Danish (above); opening forecast for Tetsu; SoulCycle bike stolen; another likely Broadway conversion; Best Made founder’s Catskills cabin; the FiDi Dean & DeLuca might have a restaurant; Red Bull theft goes awry.
••• 11/6: The River Project is onboard for the Pier 26 estuarium. Plus: A profile of artist Robert Janz; Q&A with the manager of the Armoury; the state of development in New York City; 21-story building replacing two 19th-century tenements on Charlton.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 11/5: A cat café on Grand Street. Plus: Einat Admony’s Spanish-Israeli restaurant; Janovic’s new location is open; baby’s first Porsche 911; Leonard storefront event; Mastercard shoot.
••• 11/6: Dahlia’s has reopened. Plus: New closing date for Raccoon Lodge; aerial view of Liberty Park (above); Brazilian exhibit at R & Company; the booming edible insect industry; Friends of the Lower West Side benefit walking tour.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations yet again to Jim Smithers; he correctly identified last week’s Where in Tribeca…? (Click the link to discover the answer.) We’ll play again Friday morning.

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PERFORMA HAS TAKEN OVER TRIBECA
The Performa 15 biennial—”a lively investigative platform across disciplines, exploring not only the visual arts, but also dance, film, radio, sound, and architecture”—is at five Tribeca spaces through Nov. 22.

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