Newsletter: Mar. 22

Lower Manhattan Community ChurchChick-fil-ATHE LARGEST CHICK-FIL-A IN THE U.S.A.
At 12,000 square feet spread over five floors, the FiDi outpost of Chick-fil-A is almost double the size of any other. It opens next week.

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TamidTAMID’S DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY SEDER
Join the first “Positive Judaism Passover Seder” this year at Tamid. Come break matzoh, ask the four questions, and search for the Afikomen. Our family friendly seder with all the traditional fixings will be led by Rabbi Darren Levine and Musical Director Matt Turk and we’d love to share the evening with you. Seating is limited so please make your reservations today—click here. Everyone Welcome. Happy Passover! Learn more at www.tamidnyc.org. Sponsored.

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Liz Carlson of Common PointNEW KID ON THE BLOCK: COMMON POINT
“We take a modern approach to acupuncture,” says Common Point co-founder Liz Carlson. “We explain everything we’re doing, we prescribe lifestyle programs, too, and we’ve lowered the cost.” Learn more.

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JCPFREE FAMILY PASSOVER EVENT TODAY
Pop in to Whole Foods Market Tribeca today from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. for a taste of Passover! Sample the Whole Foods Market Passover menu, Passover art project for kids (3-4 p.m. only), Passover trivia with fun prizes, Seder tip share, and more. RSVP requested but not required: jcpdowntown.org/passover2018 or jcpdowntown@jcpdowntown.org. Sponsored.

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Raquel CayreLOFT PEEPING: RAQUEL CAYRE
The apartment of Raquel Cayre, who has a popular Instagram account about designer Ettore Sottsass, is “practically a gallery dedicated to the Memphis movement,” says Architectural Digest. Take a look around.

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Tribeca TreatsA FOND FAREWELL FROM TRIBECA TREATS!
This Sunday is our last day here at Tribeca Treats, and to celebrate the neighborhood, we’ll be giving away cupcakes and cookies (while supplies last) to anyone who comes in to shop this weekend for discounted cards, napkins, chocolates, cookbooks, etc. It has been such a pleasure to hear people’s stories and kind words over the last several weeks, and we hope our last weekend will take the cake! Sponsored.

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Alleged planter thievesSEEN & HEARD
••• 3/19: Planter thieves caught on video (above). Plus: Monk McGinn’s pub has opened; Staten Island Ferry seems to have gotten lost; “Daredevil” shoot; more on the proprietor of the Denny’s replacement; hydrant abuse.
••• 3/20: Scammers selling tickets to the free Downtown Connection bus. Plus: Chambers Street buildings looking fine; A Tea Room by Ato opening just above Canal; Motortown All-Stars concert; that Staten Island Ferry was likely testing Midtown routes; Greenwich Street cobblestone mess.
••• 3/21: Cast Iron House update. Plus: Greca to be open late starting this weekend; the two buildings under construction on City Hall Park; fado concerts at the Schimmel Center; two-day shoot.

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162 ChambersIN THE NEWS
••• 3/19: James Rosenquist’s townhouse is on the market (above). Plus: Driverless car kills pedestrian in Arizona; Garces Group statement about the closing of Amada; studying the visitors to Battery Park City’s parks.
••• 3/20: Basement nightclub opening at the Beekman hotel. Plus: Another FiDi hotel nightclub (with a “Times Square–quality LED wall” in the lobby); stylist specializing in curly and/or silver hair to open a Tribeca salon; Battery Park City residents crave Boston Market and Panera Bread.
••• 3/21: Amada closing date. Plus: The surcharges for wasabi and ginger at Tetsu; Pier 26 construction forecast; Wagyu sandwich restaurant to open in FiDi; the history of 60 Collister; New York City’s official clock master; 140 Broadway plaza changes approved.

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