RACCOON LODGE IS CLOSING SOON
The Community Board 1 agendas appeared to show Raccoon Lodge moving down the block, but the owner insists that the new bar (to be called Raccoon Saloon?) is not affiliated with the current one—which is closing soon.

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GEE WHIZ DINER IS DOWNSIZING
Faced with an increase in rent and wages, Gee Whiz is making like James Franco in 127 Hours and cutting off part of itself in order to survive.

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A POEM BY TRIBECA PAINT & HARDWARE
With a tear in our eye we say goodbye
to our friendly neighbors at Walker Supply.
But friends and customers—please have no fear,
As Tribeca Paint & Hardware is oh so near.
A 3-minute walk is all you’ll endure
And your hardware blues we are sure to cure.
Danny, Randy and Geo are ready to serve you,
To match prices and service and Benjamin Moore, too!
So drop on by and check us out beginning in May:
Just mention Walker for 10% off when you pay.
Sponsored.

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SPOTLIGHT: CHURCH STREET SURPLUS
“I’m a surplus guy!” says Lable Horowitz, explaining how Church Street Surplus came to be stuffed to the gills. Over the years, he has bought odds and ends of everything from police sirens to hospital traction bars, but the store now mainly focuses on military clothing and other vintage apparel. Read the Q&A, with photos by Claudine Williams.

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MOTHER’S DAY IS THIS SUNDAY

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 4/28: Chivalry at Kings Pharmacy. Plus: One Medical Group signage; another subway entrance closed at Chambers and Church; sandwiches and bowls at the Wooly Daily; Prince glyphiti (and a list of essential songs).
••• 4/29: Trump hands. Plus: The Five Boro Bike Tour is this Sunday; hotel construction takes over a lot of Desbrosses; exterior demolition on Broadway buildings; new Community Board 1 members; two shows at Taymour Grahne Gallery.
••• 4/30: The former Matsugen space is going to be a three-level store. Plus: Digging out dirt on Leonard; townhouse renovation (and enlargement); “Lost Jazz Shrines” concert; Transportation Alternatives street fair to involve artisanal food; event space with piano.

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HEYDAY IS OPENING HERE
The popular Nomad facial shop has found a space on Reade Street. Until it opens, there’s a pop-up inside the Tenoverten nail salon in FiDi.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 4/28: Inside 3 World Trade Center. Plus: Falcon eggs hatching in FiDi; 70 Pine retail signage gets quashed by Landmarks; two thefts (including a wallet from a Whole Foods cart and a Citi Bike, somehow); Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie.
••• 4/29: Oculus to host River to River performances. Plus: Gigi Hadid likes Nili Lotan; a salute to Arcade Bakery’s ham-and-cheese sandwich; White Street building sold.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Andrea for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? Click the link to discover the answer—and where you’ll also find door handles that look rather like this.

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