THE SHOP-LOCAL GIFT GUIDE: PART 1
Tribeca is still one of Manhattan’s best shopping neighborhoods, so get out there and buy someone’s affection! In the first installment: a few items that caught my eye at Best Made Co. (above), Valley, South of Market, Torly Kid, and Patrick Parrish.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 11/26: The bike path outside Brookfield Place is open. Plus: The remodeled McDonald’s on Chambers; a book of erotica called Tribeca; the Bennett will take reservations; Martin Auer Bakehouse appears stalled; Holiday Craft Fair seeks vendors.
••• 11/27: The Battery bike path is also open. Plus: How are we feeling about 56 Leonard?; White Street block is now permit-parking; the T. Edward Wines office on W. Broadway; a hearing on cutting red tape in the city.
••• 11/28: Fire on Worth Street. Plus: Brookfield Place ice rink is getting iced; Livly children’s boutique is open; Laughing Man’s cookstove drive; S10 Training on Walker; Museum of Feelings.

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YOU’RE INVITED: ZUCCOTTI PARK HOLIDAY LIGHTING
Celebrate the holidays in the heart of Lower Manhattan on December 1st at Zuccotti Park! Join us for sweet treats and lively music by Metropolitan Klezmer and Cara Samantha as we launch the festive season by illuminating the park with thousands of brilliant lights. Visit ArtsBrookfield.com/Zuccotti for more info. Zuccotti Park, Broadway & Trinity Place, 5 – 6PM. Sponsored.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 11/27: Tour bus overload. As the City Council mulls a plan to limit double-deckers, the Department of Transportation approves n “interactive entertainment experience” that will clog streets and sidewalks. Plus: Tribeca condo board accused of anti-Chinese discrimination; Dead Rabbit recipe for citrus syrup; Parks staffer arrested for aggressive behavior.

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TAMID HANUKKAH PARTY: FRIDAY 12/4, 6-8 P.M.
Hi, my friends and my family are going to the Tamid Hanukkah Party next Friday. We sing a bunch of Hanukkah songs, eat latkes and applesauce, and then we play the dreidle game with gelt and everything. It’s the best party ever. We love it. You should come and bring your family. Everyone’s invited. Happy Hanukkah! Tamid Hanukkah Party, Friday December 4, 6-8 P.M. at the 9/11 Chapel, 209 Broadway (enter through the Vesey St. gate). tamidnyc.org. Sponsored.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to James 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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A FIDI TIME CAPSULE
As chains lay claim to the neighborhood, the old, dated signage is being replaced with the generic strip-mall stuff you see everywhere—and that’s a pity. Consider this a time capsule.

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