Newsletter: Apr. 28

THE DOORS OF TRIBECA
A few weeks ago, I started taking photos of Tribeca doors. Soon, I couldn’t stop: This neighborhood has so many good ones! I’m especially drawn to doors that show the scars of life, although I suspect they should be added to the endangered list. I had to draw the line at sixty.

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BUBBLE TEA ON GREENWICH
An outpost of the Kung Fu Tea chain is opening in Tribeca; it will also offer waffles. Above: Hillary Clinton recently tried KFT’s bubble tea in Queens.

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MOTHER’S DAY IS MAY 8

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TRACY ANDERSON IS MOVING EAST
The new 4,000-square-foot, three-level Tracy Anderson fitness studio will be on Church Street. Plus: It’ll have a café.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 4/25: Le District vs. Buvette? Plus: Harrison Street townhouse for sale (above); guessing why there were no Tribeca Film Festival Drive-In screenings this year; Poets House’s Brooklyn Bridge walk; Lower Manhattan Cultural Council open studios; Yasuo Nomura exhibit.
••• 4/26: Signs of life at Pakistan Tea House. Plus: Water Street arcade plan approved by the City Planning Commission; By Suzette creperie has reopened; neat plywood treatment; Black Burger on Franklin.
••• 4/27: Double demolition at Church and Chambers. Plus: A new update on Tetsu restaurant; Torly Kid’s annual tween party; the Water Street arcade plan is getting pushed through quickly; exhibit of female artists’ nudes.

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THE HIGHEST QUALITY FOOD IN THE WORLD
Jordan Mallah of Your Life Aligned has one space left in his boutique Sanctuary Farm Retreat Share. You’ll get massive amounts of produce each week: various greens, 20 types of tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, squash, herbs, beets, carrots, apples, cucumbers, fennel, peaches, and more. You will also get eggs from chickens living the good life. “I use a biodynamic and organic method I invented called PranaGardening,” he says. “I plant by moon phases, add crystals to the soil, and meditate and practice yoga in the garden, while companion planting and using organic pest control.” Your investment for a full season share is $2500. If you want to feed your family the highest quality food available anywhere, email jordan@jordanmallah.com. Sponsored.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 4/25: Tribeca deal lands mayor in hot water. Plus: The city’s highest taxable income is in FiDi?; still no progress on West Thames bridge; glassy Seaport tower; how a Battery Park City artist spends his Sundays.
••• 4/26: Grand Banks is taking reservations. Plus: Frank Gehry owns an apartment at 8 Spruce; Community Board 1 chief not seeking re-election; the next race for Sheldon Silver’s former seat; a local chef’s spiritual guides; WeWork and 110 Wall and de Blasio payments; theft at Hale and Hearty.
••• 4/27: The lack of construction oversight. Plus: The Battery’s oval lawn will open in June with a local market; Brushstroke’s 600-calorie lunch; Q&A with Amada chef Jose Garces; the history of Dietz lanterns.

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A VIEW WITHOUT A ROOM
You know how there are people who illegally climb out onto the roofs of tall buildings so they can take photos? A TC reader recently noticed four of them cavorting atop 30 Park Place.

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