SHOW US YOUR ROOF: 8 SPRUCE STREET
Just as I was about to call an end to the “Show Us Your Roof” series, I was offered the opportunity to see the view from a north-facing terrace atop a setback about two-thirds of the way up 8 Spruce Street, a.k.a. New York by Gehry.

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NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: VAN LEEUWEN ICE CREAM
A walk to the Seaport has never sounded more appealing.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 9/14: No more loft tour. Plus: Church Street storefront only available for two-year lease; Pearl River Mart is opening a store in Chelsea; the World Trade Center Greenmarket; Conception art show; advertising shoot.
••• 9/15: Pho King mess. Plus: The city council voted down Pret a Manger’s Chambers Street sidewalk café; The Bedford not opening in FiDi; new Chinese fast-casual restaurant; one new phone store, maybe two; Cassini art show; a pair of television shoots.
••• 9/16: Luke’s Lobster is said to be considering Tribeca. Plus: The Cosmopolitan Hotel’s name change is complete (above); Hot Rod has left his corner (but Canal Rubber lives on); Nelson Blue restaurant is now Kiwi Cuba; Lloyd Cole in concert; the Submerge marine science festival.
••• 9/17: Wine bar opening forecast. Plus: The spa at the Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown; peeking down into the 100 Franklin construction pit; a novel (if temporary) view of the Oculus; ad shoot; a screening of Andy Warhol’s Blow Job.

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TROUBLE IN THE MAILROOM
The WeWork nightclub on Wall Street appears to have misrepresented itself to Community Board 1, including allowing dancing without a cabaret license. A neighbor says it’s affecting the quality of life in the Seaport. (Photo courtesy Daniel Maurer.)

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IN THE NEWS
••• 9/14: New sidewalk shed design to debut on Murray (above). Plus: Analyzing the city council vote; the Board of Elections won’t count absentee and provisional ballots yet; Margaret Chin’s graceless victory statement; Barry Diller withdraws plan to build Hudson River Park pier; Battery Park City resident launching a fashion line of rowing blazers.
••• 9/15: Cyclist killed by truck. Plus: A student’s belt made of machine-gun bullets caused Pace University to be evacuated; Pier 26 construction update; de Blasio administration is considering scrapping the cabaret license requirement for dancing; ex-SeaGlass employee attempted to rob it; more on 125 Greenwich condo.
••• 9/16: Taco Bell expansion. Plus: No charges filed against driver of truck that killed a cyclist; the president of the Battery Park City Authority is leaving; the history of a Lispenard building; FiDi tower to have an observatory; Kaffe 1668 co-owner’s new venture; “Charging Bull” vandalized.

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

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EXCELLENT DUMPLING HOUSE HAS MOVED TO CHELSEA
And the entire corner has been vacated, making it look ripe for redevelopment.

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