2017 SHOP-LOCAL GIFT GUIDE (PART 2)
While you’re out and about, there’s no law saying you can’t pick up a little something for yourself, too. In this round: Steven Alan, Grown & Sewn and Red Wing Shoes, Balloon Saloon, A Uno Tribeca, Boomerang Toys, Ibiza, and Onda Beauty.

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OPEN HOUSE: SUNDAY 1-2 P.M. Stunning corner unit with southern and eastern exposures at 93 Worth Street – A beautifully converted TriBeCa prewar condo. To view, contact Eric Brown at Eric.brown@compass.com or 917-940-0676. Sponsored.

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SPOTLIGHT: R & COMPANY
R & Company is celebrating its 20th year in business and preparing for a spectacular expansion on White Street. “Since day one, we’ve never sat idle,” says co-founder Evan Snyderman. “We’re always pushing to the next level.” Read the Q&A, with photographs by Claudine Williams.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 11/27: A peek inside Buddha Bar (above). Plus: Works starting on fire-damaged 111 Church; more Amazon lockers; Q House of Basics pop-up extended; how to help the homeless man at Broadway and Leonard?
••• 11/28: 101 Barclay flash mob. Plus: Archive of Contemporary Music’s holiday record and CD dale; Tribeca Tavern painting; Antoni Gaudí’s influence on area architecture; 15-minute “Christmas Carol.”

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IN THE NEWS
••• 11/27: The Ritz-Carlton will no longer be a Ritz-Carlton. Plus: New York City’s first Christmas tree vendor was in this area; World Trade Center Transportation Hub to get chemical-weapon sensors; NYC Ferry boats are leaking.
••• 11/29: Some relief for small businesses. Plus: Changes to the traffic flow south of City Hall Park (above); update on the plan for a one-seat train ride from Lower Manhattan to Newark Airport; 3 World Trade Center restaurants delayed; Brooklyn Bridge Beach.

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KIDDIE ACADEMY IS OPENING IN TRIBECA
The educational child-care franchise Kiddie Academy has leased 13,500 square feet on Reade.

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