NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: MAMAN
The front half of Maman’s new Tribeca outpost is along the lines of the original café on Centre Street, with pastries, sandwiches, salads and more in an impeccably art-directed space. In the back, Maman breaks the mold with a full-service all-day restaurant. Photos and menus, this way.

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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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BEST OF 2015: THE WINNERS
The polls are closed—thanks again to everyone who voted! The best newcomers (and biggest bummers) of 2015 are….

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MODERN AUSTRALIAN RESTAURANT TO OPEN HERE
East Village restaurant Flinders Lane has chosen Tribeca for a second outpost.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 12/21: Chipotle looking more likely for northeast Tribeca. Plus: A peek inside the Con Edison substation on W. Broadway (above); new Pilates studio in south Soho; renovated Leonard Street storefront; Cup 4 Cup gluten-free flour.
••• 12/22: A new shop on Washington. Plus: Pizza joint opens just north of Canal; 3 World Trade Center is starting to block 4 World Trade Center; the spray-painted sidewalk on Church; 56 Leonard curtain wall; new Greenwich Street condo is above ground-level.
••• 12/23: Leather Spa opens next week. Plus: Activity in a Church Street space; Terroir’s hangover sandwich; Greenwich Street building getting a sixth floor; Tribeca Ball to honor Mr. and Mrs. Chow; Howard Street hotel rendering; go see the Picasso sculpture show at MoMA.

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CLARIFICATION
In Monday’s newsletter, a Seen & Heard item/photo about the C grade at Woops! on Worth Street ran above an ad for MacarOn Café on Greenwich. They are different businesses, and any potential confusion was entirely unintended.

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ANOTHER PRET A MANGER IN TRIBECA
The British grab-and-go chain is opening on Chambers.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 12/21: Did vixens nick Knick’s jewelry? Plus: Christmas tree vendors hit with rent hike (above photo by @newyorkandnikes); Regal Cinemas projector smokes during “Star Wars” screening; dubious real-estate renderings; another possible contender for Sheldon Silver’s seat.
••• 12/22: Salt Shed rave. Plus: The sanitation garage lights up at night; Battery Park City’s private security force has started; Marc Forgione’s lobster endeavor by Penn Station; Tribeca artist Andrew Pope; former North End Grill pastry chef’s new gig; new FiDi café.

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