360 DEGREES ON TASTE OF TRIBECA
The Tribeca Trib had a good summary on Taste — and some cool 360-degree shots of the crowds, the musicians and the 60 local restaurants who donated their time and talent to pull it all off on behalf of PS 234 and PS 150.

BRUTALIST TOUR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Hyperallergic sums up the the Municipal Art Society’s Jane’s Walk tour of Brutalist buildings of the city — great idea — and includes the AT&T Long Lines Building, the Tribeca Synagogue on White Street, the Spring Street Salt Shed on Canal. And while I am not sure I call any of them strictly Brutalist, I would include — when you do your own tour — Chatham Towers on Park Row in Chinatown. Love.

NAS MOVES TO ONE YORK
The rapper Nas has rented an apartment in One York, just south of Canal, according to The Post, which said the two-bedroom, two-bath rents for $16,500 a month. (I didn’t realize that building has a robot parking garage??) Nas also co-founded tech-investment firm QueensBridge Venture Partners with his manager, Anthony Saleh.

STREET PARKING PERMITS HERE?
Hello, Boston? The Times has a couple stories on the history of free street parking and a state legislature proposal to create permit parking for residents. I found these stats interesting: “There are approximately three million parking spaces in New York City, and 97 percent of them are free. But with so many cars in the city these days — more than 2.2 million registered in New York and plenty more commuting in — it’s getting harder for drivers to find parking spots.” Read on to hear a proposal for eliminating street parking altogether…