TRUE FOOD KITCHEN IS OPENING AT BROOKFIELD PLACE
The fast-growing True Food Kitchen chain is opening its first New York City outpost at Brookfield Place. It’ll be nearly 8,000 square feet and two stories, and according to the release, “all items on the menu contribute to an anti-inflammatory diet with expansive health benefits.” Check out the sample menus.

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LOFT PEEPING: ALLISON O’NEILL & FAMILY
“She’s from Philly, he’s from Michigan, and they have this life together in New York,” explained Studio Riga’s Jenny Vorhoff. “When it came down to it, that was our influence throughout the project.” Take a look around.

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SHOP-LOCAL GIFT GUIDE (PART 6)
Certain members of my family send a wish-list with one or two items on it, complete with links to where they can be bought. But wouldn’t you rather receive something chosen just for you? And wouldn’t you rather give a surprising gift? In this round: Ten Thousand Things (above), Authentic PreOwned, Playing Mantis, Roberta Roller Rabbit, Haus Alkire.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 12/7: Gucci and Ermenegildo Zegna are open. Plus: What’s happening in the former Rheanne White salon on Jay Street?; Spartina restaurant opening in L.A.; World Trade Center oculus roof; best practices for responding to gun-wielding maniacs; Hands On! instrument sale.
••• 12/8: An update on Pakistan Tea House. Plus: Provocative designs for a hotel on Chambers (above); two World Trade Center towers put on a light show yesterday; Kiosk holiday pop-up.
••• 12/9: New trees being planted on W. Broadway. Plus: Kamakura Shirts opens at Brookfield Place this week; trans.LUXE sale; 1 World Trade Center emergency response exercise; Soho Photo shows.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 12/7: $5 million repair bill for the Irish Hunger Memorial. (It cost less to build.) Plus: Park Place tower moves forward; big new Starbucks on Broadway; art collector Martin Z. Margulies; band of youths allegedly attack Seaport woman; outer-borough politicians oppose East River tolls; St. Nicholas church presentation.
••• 12/8: Maman Tribeca is opening next week (with a stroller valet). Plus: Classic Hudson Square building to get a huge modern topper; Port Authority is mulling spending public money on 2 World Trade Center; relationship advice from Tribeca Therapy’s Matt Lundquist; New York Times review of Sessanta; Zipcar stolen from parking garage; Governors Island slides.
••• 12/9: Disappointing Santa set-up (above). Plus: Saks Fifth Avenue’s Brookfield Place store hoping to open in June; America’s Cup preliminary races to be held here; 1 World Trade Center in Legos; Community Board 1 vs. Battery Park City Authority.

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SHOP-LOCAL GIFT GUIDE (PART 7)
Hanukkah is underway and you have just over two weeks till Christmas—and those of us who have to mail gifts really need to step on it. So let’s get out there! In this round: Stella (above), Uhuru, Pamper UR Pets, Espasso, Otte.

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THE TRIBECA PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
I bet you’re pronouncing at least one Tribeca business’s name incorrectly. (I was.) Here’s how to sound like a true try-beck-ehn.

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