Newsletter: July 11

SEEN & HEARD
••• 7/7: New “social wellness house” (above). Plus: Zucker’s asked 10 local chefs to create special sandwiches; Hank’s Juicy Beef is likely open; the mural-in-progress at 100 Franklin.
••• 7/8: A new café on Broadway? Plus: Fireboat ride and other Hudson River fun; free summer movies at the Roxy; 349 Greenwich restaurant plans are shaky; Mindy of “The Mindy Project” lives in Tribeca; another F-18 flyover.
••• 7/9: Inedible arrangements. Plus: “America’s Response Monument” artist wanted the work to be touched; will kids’ store on Reade be devoted to Naturino shoes?; new Spanish café in FiDi; Patrick Parrish ceramic exhibit.

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TWO NEW TRIBECA LANDMARKS
The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated two Tribeca buildings as landmarks: One had long been on the docket; the other had not.

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NOSY NEIGHBOR
“I’ve been noticing these white discs around the neighborhood and am wondering if you know what they are. This one is at the northeast corner of Warren and Church, and I saw another one above the Raccoon Lodge. I’m curious!” —M. The answer.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 7/7: Play a bear on stage. Plus: More on what happened at Pakistan Tea House; young political candidate; plea deal for man who hit wife with her purse; artist still upset with Trinity Church; Southbridge Towers residents told to register their dogs or be evicted.
••• 7/8: FiDi Sweetgreen opens [this] week. Plus: Video inside the Beekman hotel; “Old School Italian American” restaurant coming to Rector Street; slideshow of the Hills, opening soon at Governors Island.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to Robert Ripps for correctly identifying last week’s Where in Tribeca…? Click the link to discover the answer for yourself.

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THE OLD TRIBECA SCRAPBOOK
One of the great charms of Tribeca is its sense of history, and I’ll run pretty much any historical photo I can get my hand on (and I define history pretty loosely). These posts are dedicated to the Tribeca of yore. Please let me know if you have any vintage photos! You can just reply to this email.

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WELCOME TO TWEEBECA
Can you believe what @soandso tweeted about Tribeca?

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