NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: BEST MARKET
The store is a definite improvement over the Food Emporium, although it feels a bit bare bones, as if the company wanted to avoid overinvesting in a store with a lease that may not get renewed. Take a look around.

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OPEN LETTER: WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR WHOLE FOODS STORE?
Every now and then someone sends an impassioned email that I think might foster debate. This one, lamenting the state of Whole Foods Tribeca, comes from Evelyn Gorman of Battery Park City. Readers certainly seem to agree.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 2/15: Henrik Lundqvist moved here (above). Plus: Renderings of the new FiDi school; phone snatched in Fulton Center; the House of Representatives voted to fund the 9/11 Memorial and Museum; how many coins are thrown in the memorial’s fountains. (Photo by Joel Marklund.)
••• 2/16: New 70 Vestry renderings. Plus: Ed and Christy and Brian and Kelly; a Tribecan had Pantone invent a color for her; an uncouth trainer; Battery Park City Authority approves financials and filings it didn’t read; ad agency with a cool terrace.
••• 2/17: The South Street Seaport Museum’s first post-Sandy exhibit. Plus: Will two Tribeca buildings survive the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s housecleaning?; Statue of Liberty vendor sucker-punched a tourist for not buying a ticket; the story of Gold Street; Republican running for Silver’s seat.

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THE GREENWICH VILLAGE ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR
Fri, Feb 19 – Sun, Feb 21
PS3, 490 Hudson St., gvabf.com
The Antiquarian Book Fair features the best of book and ephemera dealers from the Northeast, offering rare and fine books, maps, prints, postcards and collectibles, spanning many genres such as art and architecture, music and film, science and history. This Greenwich Village tradition draws the serious collectors and the curious browsers—all end up finding wonderful treasures! Visit PS3 February 19 – 21, and explore the world of paper! And the PS3 Cafe for home-baked treats. Sponsored.

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NEW BUILDING REPORT CARD: 11 N. MOORE
Is the new building on Varick between Beach and N. Moore better than what preceded it? Does it resemble the rendering at all? Does it add to the neighborhood or detract from it?

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 2/16: Tribeca Tower’s boiler vent gets worse. Plus: Lost cat; construction again at Church and Chambers; Broadway and Franklin circa 1850; romantic poster; is there a Tribeca tax?
••• 2/17: Park Row is getting a tall tower. Plus: By Suzette crêperie closed because of flooding; inside the 100 Barclay penthouse (above); Nike shoot; Lyons Den Power Yoga’s new kids’ program.

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