BROOKFIELD PLACE BOMBSHELL
Chef Joël Robuchon has bailed on his plans for a two-story, 11,000-square-foot restaurant at Brookfield Place. Instead, we’re getting a another Saks Fifth Avenue store.
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Come join a neighborhood tradition at Trinity Grace Church! Our 1 p.m. program features traditional Christmas Carols plus the TGC Tribeca Kids Theatre Company performs a short play which weaves together the Nativity Story and a humorous tale set in our very own Tribeca. Our 7 p.m. program is a beautiful 45 minute Candlelight service. Children will receive activity bags and are encouraged to wear their pajamas! All are welcome. Attire is casual. Merry Christmas! Sponsored.
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ALL SEXY THINGS
There’s a frisky new shop opening in the former All Good Things space….
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SHOP-LOCAL GIFT GUIDE (PART 8)
If you like having shops and restaurants in your neighborhood, you have to actually patronize them. Plus, the independent shops are one of the best things about Tribeca! In this round: Korin, Shoofly, Gurhan, Steven Sclaroff, Steven Alan.
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CB1 TRIBECA COMMITTEE: THE UNOFFICIAL MINUTES
Discussed at last week’s CB1 Tribeca meeting: The new sculpture coming to Albert Capsouto Park (above); the noisy new exhaust vent at Tribeca Tower on Duane Street; Ann Benedetto’s work on a Tribeca Alliance; proposed newsstand outside P.S. 234.
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SEEN & HEARD
••• 12/10: Best Market confirmed. Plus: Muse Paintbar opens today; Baked holiday market today; no sign of progress at the other Independence Plaza North storefronts or the Pier 26 restaurant; Axel Audio pop-up shop.
••• 12/11: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 trailer. Plus: Holiday craft fair; Salvatones Christmas concerts; the pronunciation of Thames Street; Poi Dog Pondering concert; recycling plastic bags.
••• 12/12: Groceries spotted at Best Market. Plus: Estela spin-off looking very far along; Tribeca episode of “The Affair” aired; peek inside a vacant Chambers storefront; infrared aerial photography show; butterscotch pot de crème.
••• 12/13: “Brandon Santander” is back. Plus: Brookfield Place fixed the Santa situation; some construction/painting is happening inside Best Market; lingerie store opening on Franklin; arrow sculpture coming to Capsouto Park; new salon on W. Broadway in Soho; MasterCard shoot.
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IN THE NEWS
••• 12/11: Sweetheart deal for Gigino at Wagner Park. Plus: The Port Authority will pay News Corp. and 21st Century Fox to move to 2 World Trade Center; former Sushi Azabu chef now in Harlem; Gateway Plaza window settlement; Water Street building getting demolished; Seaport District shopping; a heartwarming story.
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NOSY NEIGHBOR
“Do you know anything about how much longer the construction on Broadway, south of Vesey, is supposed to continue? The bus stops between Barclay and Vesey have all been temporarily suspended.” —W. The answer is better than you might expect.
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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Andrea for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? We’ll play again Friday morning.
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BEST OF TRIBECA: 2015 EDITION (PREVIEW)
Last year, when polling readers about their favorite new businesses, I neglected to include a few nominees. In an effort to get it right, I’m running this year’s contenders by you first. Please feel free to let me know if I missed anything.
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