TRIBECA TREATS IS CLOSING
Founder Rachel Thebault on what led to the decision to close the bakery (it wasn’t just the rent), what the rewards and challenges have been, what she’ll miss the most, and what she’ll do next. (Also, it’ll be open through March 25.)

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DON’T MISS YOYA’S HUGE SAMPLE SALE!
Don’t miss Yoya‘s first pop-up sample sale! Right around the corner from our Hudson Street location. One week full of the best kids’ clothing designers from all over the world starting at $20 (and select styles up to 80% off!). Hours: Monday to Saturday: 10am-6pm, Sunday: Noon-4pm. Sponsored.

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THE HELICOPTER PROBLEM
There are three years left on the Pier 6 heliport concession. Given how much the New York City waterfront has changed over the years—how residential it has become, and how much parkland has been created—an outright ban on tourist helicopters is well past due.

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THE CRAFT STUDIO IS OPENING IN TRIBECA
With classes for adults and kids, the Craft Studio has been an Upper East Side institution since 1994. This will be its first downtown location.

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Happy Valentines Day! Tribeca Health & Fitness is offering one-month complimentary memberships to residents of Tribeca during the month of February. Come in and give us a try! Please contact Allison Vernon-Thompson with questions at allison@tribecagym.com. *Sign up anytime during the month of February and receive a complimentary membership for the next 30 days. Offer valid for new members. 107 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007. Sponsored.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 2/15: John Allan’s reopening date. Plus: Activity at W. Broadway storefront; Municipal Art Society tour of the neighborhood; neat drawing of Tribeca Synagogue; local vet at “Go, Dog, Go!”; Truffles beefcake.
••• 2/16: First glimpse of 24 Leonard. Plus: Monk McGinn’s appears to be opening soon; anti-fur activists; 59-story tower on Park Row is above ground; Ukrainian theme restaurant in Soho has closed.
••• 2/17: Greca launched dinner service. Plus: More of 24 Leonard revealed; progress on 50 Hudson’s two-story topper; advance notice from Con Edison about weekend street construction; Greenwich Street hotel; Lego vignette.
••• 2/18: Thai delivery recommendations? Plus: Transit sneaker shop has closed; CB1 to discuss Pier 17 noise and “Walker Street issues”; food delivered to Rosanjin; dinosaur puppetry; huge “Law & Order: SVU” shoot.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 2/15: The future of Charging Bull and Fearless Girl. Plus: Man sues upstairs neighbor over kids’ noise; Paowalla restaurant to become Bombay Bread Bar; OddFellows Ice Cream opening on Houston; former porn star enrolled at New York Law School; card-only restaurants; enlarged shop at American Indian museum; historic 1 Broadway.
••• 2/16: Loft peeping opportunity (above). Plus: Progress at the World Trade Center performing arts center; organ transplant at St. Paul’s Chapel; Korean snack food now in Chinatown.

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WHERE IN TRIBECA…?
Congratulations to the apparently unbeatable Sonia F. Stock for correctly identifying, more or less, last week’s Where in Tribeca…? Click the link to discover the answer.

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PHOTO SAFARI!
A.k.a. random pictures with snarky captions.

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