THE KRAV MAGA INSTITUTE IS OPENING A TRIBECA STUDIO
The self-defense system was developed in the Israeli Defense Forces, and now it’s also used for fitness. You, too, can learn the “Superman punch.”

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TAMID’S THIRD-ANNUAL DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY SEDER
Rabbi Darren Levine leads a traditional seder on the first night of Passover held at the historic 9/11 chapel in Lower Manhattan—the chapel where George Washington prayed on the day he was inaugurated President of the United States. $50/adult and $25/child. For more information visit tamidnyc.org. Sponsored.

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ANOTHER STORE IS CLOSING
I always enjoyed making eye contact with the wig heads in the Manhattan Beauty Supply window. They’re simultaneously haughty and glum, as if they can’t believe life turned out this way.

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BEERS AND LEERS
The latest update on Raccoon Lodge and New York Dolls, one of which is rumored to have found a new home nearby.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 3/28: Maserati is leaving Tribeca (above). Plus: The plan to put tolls on the East River bridges moves forward; alleged attempted rape at the Conrad hotel; Community Board 1 wants the new FiDi school to be bigger; Tribeca Film festival pulls the anti-vaccine film; Good Stock.
••• 3/29: The dearth of gas stations could be trouble during an emergency. Plus: What looks like a sweetheart deal for the Battery Maritime Building; remembering Peter Stanford, instrumental in Seaport preservation; when New York’s first great hotel was on Broadway.
••• 3/30: Another art fair this spring. Plus: More on the Water Street arcade plan; replacement sculpture for Broadway landmark; the city comptroller’s attempt to cut red tape; breakfast at Eataly; disappointment in the World Trade Center Oculus and time-lapse video of its construction.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 3/28: Raw oatmeal bar. Plus: ChiBeCa building said to be on the market; 3 and 4 World Trade Center; a theory about Le Pain Quotidien in Battery Park City; “Law & Order: SVU” back for a three-day shoot; newsletter upgrade.
••• 3/29: Tribeca Film Festival tickets. Plus: Downtown Alliance responds to the “FiDi Landgrab” post; “Youarenowhere” extended at 3LD Art and Technology Center; kids’ classics onstage; Robert Janz posters.
••• 3/30: Three Hudson River Park updates—Grand Banks opening date, City Vineyard progress, and the miniature golf course. Plus: Vacate order on Duane; new coworking space coming to 100 Barclay; puppet show this weekend; Kitchensurfing wants you.

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