TCQ&A: PETER CAREY
One of only four novelists to win the Booker Prize twice—and author of the terrific new A Long Way from Home—Peter Carey shares his thoughts on the area, including his favorite restaurants, his fondness for Issey Miyake, and his enthusiasm for pestering the city about the fountain at City Hall Park. Read the Q&A.

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CLAUDINE WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY
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TRIBECA THEN AND NOW: HUDSON STREET
We continue our crawl through the past—courtesy Jane Freeman—with a walk up Hudson Street, from Duane to Laight. Above: Where Biscuits & Bath is now.

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IS TAYLOR SWIFT BUILDING A FRANKLIN STREET COMPOUND?
Taylor Swift has applied for a curb cut outside of 153 Franklin, the townhouse adjacent to the building where she owns the penthouse and a second-floor unit.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 5/21: Four shoots this week (and counting). Plus: A better look at 70 Vestry’s gated entrance; WellPup, dog treat company founded by a Tribeca resident; those “shaftway” signs on windows.
••• 5/23: Another bakery at the World Trade Center mall. Plus: Blue Park Kitchen is opening at 70 Pine; summoning the ghost of Pakistan Tea House (above); Burger N Grill and Papa Kitchen appear to be related; a building with dead plants and permanent pylons.

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TRIBECA BARBER & BEAUTY SCHOOL TO CLOSE
It was on Chambers Street for 17 years.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 5/21: Setback for rent-regulated tenants. Plus: Taste of Tribeca, wet but fun; Casey Neistat’s stubborn trespasser; Q&A with Buckle My Shoe’s founder; another co-working company plans a big expansion; The Park Preschool teacher retiring.
••• 5/22: Acrobat show. Plus: A survivor of last fall’s terror attack; summer ice rink to debut on Governors Island; the lack of affordable housing around here; Underdog Bar on Stone Street.
••• 5/23: Park Row reopened to pedestrians and cyclists (or not). Plus: Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany are moving to Brooklyn; FiDi hotel to have indoor basketball court; Peck Slip hotel opening next month; motorcycle stolen and other thefts.

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STILL MORE TRUE TALES OF TRIBECA BUILDINGS
The History of Tribeca Buildings database—compiled from Tom Miller’s posts at Daytonian in Manhattan—now has more than 100 entries, each with the zesty anecdotes you’ve come to expect. Here are six recent additions—including a certain little pink house.

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