PIER 25 PLAYGROUND GETS A FACELIFT
Two sections of the playground will be renovated over the next three months: the water play area and the swings.

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SNEAK PEEK 2: EULALIE
The new project from Chip Smith and Tina Vaughn, of the restaurant The Simone on the Upper East Side, have opened in the former Bâtard/Montrachet space.

FRENCHETTE BAKERY WILL OPEN SOON AT THE WHITNEY
The team behind the neighborhood bakery on Church will take over the Untitled restaurant space on the ground floor.

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RESTAURANT AT PAC NYC IS TAKING RESERVATIONS
The restaurant inside the lobby of the performing arts center at the World Trade Center, run by noted chef Marcus Samuelsson, will feature food inspired by the “culinary traditions of the five boroughs.”

POSTERS OF KIDNAPPED ISRAELIS APPEAR AROUND NEIGHBORHOOD
The flyers, created by a group of Israeli designers, are counting on crowd support to post their posters in cities around the globe.

SEEN & HEARD
Mini golf is still going at Pier 25. Plus a free Storydance class at Downtown Dance Factory; a community Diwali celebration; fashion, art and design on Governors.

NOSY NEIGHBOR: WHAT’S WITH THE SHIP DOCKED AT PIER 25?
The Victory Chimes, named a national historic landmark in 1997, is docked at Pier 25 for the next three months until it finds a permanent home.

IN THE NEWS
60 Wall is denied landmark status. Plus 1 Park Row tops out; a new gallery at 86 Walker out of LA; celebrating the old NYC storefronts.