THE RISE OF CHIBECA
Another new conversion in northeast Tribeca shows how the Cortlandt Alley area is on fire. Plus: A peek inside the big, fancy furniture gallery opening on Lafayette.

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THE GREAT FIDI LANDGRAB
The city is about to give away $40 million worth of real estate—in exchange for a promise.

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Celebrate Purim at Tamid! Purim is the most lively Jewish holiday of the year and you’re invited to be part of the fun! Make a costume, eat a hamentashen, and be entertained by a live cirque troupe! Friday, April 1, 6 p.m., at the 9/11 Chapel, 209 Broadway. Visit Tamidnyc.org for more information. Sponsored by Tamid: The Downtown Synagogue. 

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 3/24: An update on Liberty Park at the World Trade Center. Plus: The Spring Street Salt Shed at night; new W. Broadway building has a funky front door; Joseph Carini Carpets collaboration with Alessandro Mendini; the first Children’s Museum of the Arts kid’s fair.
••• 3/25: North End Grill to eliminate tipping. Plus: A schematic drawing of the new building on Franklin Street; Alfanoose appears to have closed; the retail plan for the former J&R store; Juice Press on Murray stopped making salads to order; new slice joint in FiDi.
••• 3/26: Is that a seal in the Hudson River? Plus: More on the El Internacional art restaurant that preceded El Teddy’s (above); Le Pain Quotidien in Battery Park City closed for renovations; Ari Hest concert.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
No one has guessed last week’s Where in Tribeca…? yet. I’ll post the answer at the end of the day.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 3/24: The Odeon is hot again. Plus: Otte now has an outlet; tasting sake at Shigure; the history of cast-iron 63 Nassau; cell phone mugging.
••• 3/25: More blowback for the Tribeca Film Festival. Plus: New buildings but not new schools; teachers told not to criticize testing; men’s fashion shoot.
••• 3/26: A karaoke machine for acting. Plus: Robert De Niro says he personally wanted the anti-vaccine film in the Tribeca Film Festival; group robberies at Patron of the New and American Apparel.

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