FIRST IMPRESSIONS: CAFÉ ALTRO PARADISO
Three years after charming the food world with Estela, sommelier Thomas Carter and chef Ignacio Mattos have partnered on a second restaurant, Café Altro Paradiso, that recently opened at the corner of Spring and Sixth. So how is it?

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YORK PREP SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
Looking for a nurturing yet challenging Middle/High School experience for your child? Join York Prep School for an Open House event on Tuesday, April 19, from 9:10 – 10:30 a.m at 40 W. 68th St. (between Columbus and CPW):
• Tour our historic Upper West Side facility
• Meet our staff
• Hear about our approach to learning
• Find out about our admissions process
We look forward to meeting you! RSVP. Sponsored.

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BAUBLES AND BANGLES ON READE
Alex and Ani is said to be opening a store here. The jewelry brand’s founder Carolyn Rafaelian lives in Tribeca; you may have admired hers kids’ handiwork on Hudson Street.

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TEENS FROM TAMID, THE DOWNTOWN SYNAGOGUE
Tamid teens are making a difference in our community. Make dinner packs and life packs for the homeless one Saturday night per month with other downtown teens and get credit for your school’s volunteer requirement. We need your help this Saturday night (4/16) starting at 6:30 PM. This program is generously funded by UJA Federation of New York. Contact Christina at Tamid if you are interested. Learn more at tamidnyc.org. Sponsored by Tamid.

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SEEN & HEARD
••• 4/11: Rooftop scaffolding collapse. Plus: Open studios at the New York Academy of Art; “Ghostbusters” celebration at the Tribeca Film Festival street fair; shoots for “Elementary” and “Everyone Speaks Food”; those Apt. 5 umbrellas.
••• 4/12: Progress in the former Naked Lunch space. Plus: A Tribe Called Quest at the Square Diner in 1993; another vacate order; Robert Janz animal sculptures; meeting of the Financial District Neighborhood Association; “Atel” shoot tomorrow.
••• 4/13: Opening date for Jack’s Stir Brew Coffee. Plus: Good and bad news for the Collect Pond Park hawks; new tenant for a former nail salon; Peter Agron’s photography at Soho Photo; Rosemarie Castoro exhibit at Hal Bromm Gallery.

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THIS SUNDAY: “THE MANY SOUNDS OF SPRING”
The Salvatones, directed by Daniel Brondel, return to Historic St. Peter’s Church this Sunday, April 17, to join up again with string ensemble, New York Virtuosi, led by Peter Kiral and organist Stephen Fraser. The 70-minute concert features works by Joseph Haydn, George Frideric Handel, Randall Thompson, Thomas Morley, and Pietro Mascagni, along with many of the standards on our “Wonderful World” album. Historic St. Peter’s Church, 22 Barclay St. Visit Salvatones.org or call 212-784-6176 for ticketing ($25 in advance/$35 at door) and more information. Sponsored.

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IN THE NEWS
••• 4/11: More renderings of 70 Vestry. Plus: Burglary at Estancia 460; Santander Bank robbery; actor interviewed at Sushi Azabu; the race for Sheldon Silver’s seat is a weird one; how the Tribeca Film Festival is going way beyond film.
••• 4/12: Flood-protection money. (Let’s harden that tip!) Plus: Jean-Georges Vongerichten can blackball other Seaport District restaurants; Q&A with the Republican candidate for Sheldon Silver’s former seat; downtown construction office getting closed.
••• 4/13: Le District’s final restaurant opens next week. Plus: Another no-restaurant food-delivery service in FiDi; Almanac restaurant is closing; a classic correction about the recent Odeon article; man whacks woman with his cane; legislation to restrict ticket vendors.

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WHERE TO EAT DURING THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
The Tribeca Film Festival starts this week, and many of the screenings and events are once again in greater Tribeca. Let the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide help you find pre- or post-screening sustenance: It includes photos, descriptions, and the ability to search by cuisine, newness, fanciness, and location. Here’s what has opened—and closed—since the last update.

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